John 11:13 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. εἰρήκει
2. λέγω
3. had spoken
4. had spoken
5. G3004 ↗
6. V-ILA3··S
7. ˓had˒ spoken
8. ˓had˒ spoken
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72824
1. Δέ
2. δέ
3. But
4. But
5. G1161 ↗
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 72825
1. ὁ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72826
1. Ἰησοῦς
2. Ἰησοῦς
3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
4. Yeshua
5. G2424 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y33; F72843
11. 72827
1. περί
2. περί
3. about
4. about
5. G4012 ↗
6. P-·······
7. about
8. about
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72828
1. τοῦ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72829
1. τῆς
2. ὁ
3. -
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 72830
1. θανάτου
2. θάνατος
3. death
4. death
5. G2288 ↗
6. N-····GMS
7. death
8. death
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72831
1. κοιμήσεως
2. κοίμησις
3. -
4. -
5. G2838 ↗
6. N-····GFS
7. sleep
8. sleep
9. -
10. -
11. 72832
1. αὐτοῦ
2. αὐτός
3. of him
4. -
5. G846 ↗
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R72693; Person=Lazarus
11. 72833
1. ἐκεῖνοι
2. ἐκεῖνος
3. those
4. -
5. G1565 ↗
6. R-····NMP
7. those
8. those
9. -
10. Y33; R72815
11. 72834
1. Δέ
2. δέ
3. But
4. -
5. G1161 ↗
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 72835
1. ἔδοξαν
2. δοκέω
3. supposed
4. thought
5. G1380 ↗
6. V-IAA3··P
7. supposed
8. supposed
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72836
1. ὅτι
2. ὅτι
3. that
4. -
5. G3754 ↗
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72837
1. περί
2. περί
3. about
4. -
5. G4012 ↗
6. P-·······
7. about
8. about
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72838
1. τῆς
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72839
1. κοιμήσεως
2. κοίμησις
3. sleep
4. -
5. G2838 ↗
6. N-····GFS
7. sleep
8. sleep
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72840
1. τοῦ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72841
1. ὕπνου
2. ὕπνος
3. of sleep
4. -
5. G5258 ↗
6. N-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ sleep
8. ˱of˲ sleep
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72842
1. λέγει
2. λέγω
3. he is speaking
4. -
5. G3004 ↗
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ speaking
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ speaking
9. -
10. Y33; R72827; Person=Jesus
11. 72843

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:1–16: Jesus’ friend Lazarus died

In this section, a friend of Jesus, a man named Lazarus, became sick and died. Jesus waited until after he died before he went to Lazarus’ town. Jesus told his disciples that they should go because Lazarus was asleep and he wanted to wake him. They did not understand, so Jesus had to tell them that Lazarus was dead.

Here are other possible section headings:

Lazarus got sick and died

Jesus waited until after Lazarus died before going to him

Paragraph 11:11–16

Jesus explained to his disciples that Lazarus had died and that he now wanted to go to Bethany in Judea.

11:13a

They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep,

His disciples thought that he meant that Lazarus was asleep,
The disciples misunderstood Jesus to mean that Lazarus was just sleeping.

They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep: This expression indicates that the disciples had understood Jesus literally. They thought he spoke about normal sleep, not death. The disciples wrongly understood Jesus. Here are other ways to translate this expression:

they thought he meant natural sleep (GNT)

the disciples thought Jesus meant Lazarus was only sleeping (GW)

11:13b

but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.

but Jesus had referred to Lazarus’ death.
But Jesus meant that Lazarus had died.

but: The word but here introduces a contrast between what Jesus meant (11:13a) and what the disciples thought he meant (11:13b).

He was speaking about the death of Lazarus: This clause is an explanation by the author of the true situation. Translate this in a way that is natural for explanations given by an author or storyteller. For example:

Jesus really meant that Lazarus was dead (CEV)

Actually Jesus had spoken about his death (JBP)

General Comment on 11:13a–b

In some languages it may be natural to reorder 11:13a–b. For example:

^13bJesus was speaking about the death of Lazarus, ^13abut they thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

In this verse John briefly stops telling the events in the story in order to give background information about Jesus’ conversation with his disciples. Use the natural form in your language for expressing background information.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐκεῖνοι

those

Here, those ones refers to Jesus’ disciples. If it would be more natural in your language, you could state this explicitly, as in the UST.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

λέγει

˱he˲_˓is˒_speaking

Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦ ὕπνου

the sleep ¬the ˱of˲_sleep

John is using of to describe sleep that is slumber. If this is not clear in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [sleep that is actually sleep] or [natural sleep]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. But
2. But
3. G1161 ↗
4. Δέ
5. δέ
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 72825
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. ὁ
5. ὁ
6. E-····NMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72826
1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
2. Yeshua
3. G2424 ↗
4. Ἰησοῦς
5. Ἰησοῦς
6. N-····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y33; F72843
11. 72827
1. had spoken
2. had spoken
3. G3004 ↗
4. εἰρήκει
5. λέγω
6. V-ILA3··S
7. ˓had˒ spoken
8. ˓had˒ spoken
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72824
1. about
2. about
3. G4012 ↗
4. περί
5. περί
6. P-·······
7. about
8. about
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72828
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τοῦ
5. ὁ
6. E-····GMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72829
1. death
2. death
3. G2288 ↗
4. θανάτου
5. θάνατος
6. N-····GMS
7. death
8. death
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72831
1. of him
2. -
3. G846 ↗
4. αὐτοῦ
5. αὐτός
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R72693; Person=Lazarus
11. 72833
1. But
2. -
3. G1161 ↗
4. Δέ
5. δέ
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 72835
1. those
2. -
3. G1565 ↗
4. ἐκεῖνοι
5. ἐκεῖνος
6. R-····NMP
7. those
8. those
9. -
10. Y33; R72815
11. 72834
1. supposed
2. thought
3. G1380 ↗
4. ἔδοξαν
5. δοκέω
6. V-IAA3··P
7. supposed
8. supposed
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72836
1. that
2. -
3. G3754 ↗
4. ὅτι
5. ὅτι
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72837
1. he is speaking
2. -
3. G3004 ↗
4. λέγει
5. λέγω
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ speaking
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ speaking
9. -
10. Y33; R72827; Person=Jesus
11. 72843
1. about
2. -
3. G4012 ↗
4. περί
5. περί
6. P-·······
7. about
8. about
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72838
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τῆς
5. ὁ
6. E-····GFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72839
1. sleep
2. -
3. G2838 ↗
4. κοιμήσεως
5. κοίμησις
6. N-····GFS
7. sleep
8. sleep
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72840
1. of
2. -
3. G5258 ↗
4. ὕπνου
5. ὕπνος
6. N-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ sleep
8. ˱of˲ sleep
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72842
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τοῦ
5. ὁ
6. E-····GMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72841
1. sleep
2. -
3. G5258 ↗
4. ὕπνου
5. ὕπνος
6. N-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ sleep
8. ˱of˲ sleep
9. -
10. Y33
11. 72842

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.