NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon ησαν verb - imperfect indicative - third person en ane: I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) -- + agree, be, have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were. δε conjunction de deh: but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English). εκει adverb ekei ek-i': there; by extension, thither -- there, thither(-ward), (to) yonder (place). υδριαι noun - nominative plural feminine hudria hoo-dree-ah': a water-jar, i.e. receptacle for family supply -- water-pot. λιθιναι adjective - nominative plural feminine lithinos lith-ee'-nos: stony, i.e. made of stone -- of stone. εξ numeral (adjective) hex hex: six -- six. κειμεναι verb - present middle or passive deponent participle - nominative plural feminine keimai ki'-mahee: to lie outstretched -- be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. κατα preposition kata kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations τον definite article - accusative singular masculine ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. καθαρισμον noun - accusative singular masculine katharismos kath-ar-is-mos': a washing off, i.e. (ceremonially) ablution, (morally) expiation -- cleansing, + purge, purification(-fying). των definite article - genitive plural masculine ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ιουδαιων adjective - genitive plural masculine Ioudaios ee-oo-dah'-yos: Judaean, i.e. belonging to Jehudah -- Jew(-ess), of Judaea. χωρουσαι verb - present active participle - nominative plural feminine choreo kho-reh'-o: to be in (give) space, i.e. (intransitively) to pass, enter, or (transitively) to hold, admit ανα preposition ana an-ah': up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.) μετρητας noun - accusative plural masculine metretes met-ray-tace': a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids -- firkin. δυο numeral (adjective) duo doo'-o: two -- both, twain, two. η particle e ay: disjunctive, or; comparative, than -- and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. τρεις adjective - accusative plural masculine treis trice: three -- three. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. King James Bible And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons. International Standard Version Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures. NET Bible Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But there were there six watercasks of stone, set for the purifying of the Judeans, which held two or three nine-gallon-measures each. GOD'S WORD® Translation Six stone water jars were there. They were used for Jewish purification rituals. Each jar held 18 to 27 gallons. King James 2000 Bible And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. Links John 2:6John 2:6 NIV John 2:6 NLT John 2:6 ESV John 2:6 NASB John 2:6 KJV |
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