John 16:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπον οὖν ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο ὃ λέγει ἡμῖν, Μικρὸν, καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με: καὶ πάλιν, μικρὸν, καὶ ὄψεσθέ με: καὶ, Ὅτι Ἐγὼ ὑπάγω πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα;

Transliteration

Eipon oun from the mathētōn of him pros allēlous, What estin this which legei to us, Mikron, and not theōreite me: and again, mikron, and opsesthe me: and, Because I hypagō pros the Patera?

Grammar Details

• *Eipon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - said
• *oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore/then
• ἐκ: preposition - from
• τῶν: definite article, genitive, masculine, plural - the
• *mathētōn*: noun, genitive, masculine, plural - disciples
• αὐτοῦ: personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to
• *allēlous*: reciprocal pronoun, accusative, masculine, plural - one another
• Τί: interrogative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - what
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• τοῦτο: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - this
• ὃ: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - which
• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says
• ἡμῖν: personal pronoun, dative, plural - to us
• *Mikron*: adjective, accusative, neuter, singular used adverbially - a little while
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• οὐ: negative particle - not
• *theōreite*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you see/behold
• με: personal pronoun, accusative, singular - me
• πάλιν: adverb - again
• *mikron*: adjective, accusative, neuter, singular used adverbially - a little while
• *opsesthe*: future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will see
• Ὅτι: conjunction - because
• Ἐγὼ: personal pronoun, nominative, singular - I
• *hypagō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I go away
• τὸν: definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the
• *Patera*: noun, accusative, masculine, singular - Father

Word Meanings

• *Eipon*: said/told
• *oun*: therefore/then/so
• *mathētōn*: disciples/students/followers
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *allēlous*: one another/each other
• *estin*: is/means
• *legei*: says/tells/means
• *Mikron*: a little while/shortly/soon
• *theōreite*: you see/you behold/you perceive
• *opsesthe*: you will see/you will perceive
• *hypagō*: I go away/I depart/I go
• *Patera*: Father

Referenced Verses

• Mark 9:32 : 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
• John 16:5 : 5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
• John 16:16 : 16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
• Mark 9:10 : 10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
• John 16:19 : 19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
• Luke 9:45 : 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
• Luke 18:34 : 34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
• John 12:16 : 16 {G1161} These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
• John 14:5 : 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
• John 14:22 : 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
• John 16:1 : 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.