Looking for Jesus according to John

[JLG]

John 2:2

 

and

δὲ (de)

Conjunction

Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

 

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

 

and

καὶ (kai)

Conjunction

Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

 

His

αὐτοῦ (autou)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

 

disciples

μαθηταὶ (mathētai)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

 

had also been invited

ἐκλήθη (eklēthē)

Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

 

to

εἰς (eis)

Preposition

Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

 

the

τὸν (ton)

Article - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

wedding.

γάμον (gamon)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 1062: A marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast. Of uncertain affinity; nuptials.

 

To the wedding (eis ton gammon) = preposition and definite article and noun

 

[JLG]

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EXODUS 3:15

YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU.

THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY GENERATION.

 

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Jesus had siblings :

- Guess what: the Bible is the history of the Israelites!
- Each page tells you that!
- Each story tells you that!
- Each family tells you that!
- The book of Adam's story tells you that!

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Remember:

 

John and his brother James were characterized by zeal, passion and ambition!

In his early days with Jesus, at times John acted rashly, recklessly, impetuously, and aggressively!

In spite of these youthful expressions of misdirected passion, John aged well!

He began to understand the need for humility in those who desired to be great!

John’s is the only gospel that records Jesus washing the disciples’ feet!

John was passionately devoted to the proclamation of truth!

No one in Scripture, except Jesus, had more to say about the concept of truth!

At the same time, John is also called the “apostle of love”!

In his own gospel, he refers to himself as “the one whom Jesus loved”!

 

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Remember:

If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!

They used to write differently!

They used to speak differently!

They used to think differently!

They used to act differently!

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Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

 

Point of time (a specific day)

time period of a whole or half a day:

Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),

Sunrise to sunset

Sunset to next sunset

General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')

A year "lived a lot of days"

Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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[JLG]

John 2:3

 

When

καὶ (kai)

Conjunction

Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

 

[the] wine

οἴνου (oinou)

Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

 

(the) wine = (oinou) = noun = generally speaking not definite!

 

ran out,

ὑστερήσαντος (hysterēsantos)

Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular

Strong's 5302: From husteros; to be later, i.e. to be inferior; generally, to fall short.

 

Jesus’

Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)

Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

 

mother

μήτηρ (mētēr)

Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.

 

said

λέγει (legei)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

 

to

πρὸς (pros)

Preposition

Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

 

Him,

αὐτόν (auton)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

 

“They have

ἔχουσιν (echousin)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

 

no more

οὐκ (ouk)

Adverb

Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

 

wine.”

Οἶνον (Oinon)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

 

Wine (oinon) = noun = generally speaking not definite!

[JLG]

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Maybe you remember that Yah.weh prevented David from building his temple because he was a soldier and he spent a big part of his life making war!

Jesus clearly said a Christian can’t do that!

In fact, everything we hear in the first part of the Bible has nothing but nothing to do with what a Christian must or mustn’t do!

THUS WHEN PEOPLE USE THE FIRST PART OF THE BIBLE TO JUSTIFY ANY PRACTICE IS TOTALLY WRONG AND HAS NOTHING BUT NOTHING TO DO WITH JESUS’ TEACHING!

I CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO THINK ABOUT IT!

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EXODUS 3:15

YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU.

THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY GENERATION.

 

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Jesus had siblings :

- Guess what: the Bible is the history of the Israelites!
- Each page tells you that!
- Each story tells you that!
- Each family tells you that!
- The book of Adam's story tells you that!

____________________________________________________________

 

Remember:

 

John and his brother James were characterized by zeal, passion and ambition!

In his early days with Jesus, at times John acted rashly, recklessly, impetuously, and aggressively!

In spite of these youthful expressions of misdirected passion, John aged well!

He began to understand the need for humility in those who desired to be great!

John’s is the only gospel that records Jesus washing the disciples’ feet!

John was passionately devoted to the proclamation of truth!

No one in Scripture, except Jesus, had more to say about the concept of truth!

At the same time, John is also called the “apostle of love”!

In his own gospel, he refers to himself as “the one whom Jesus loved”!

 

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Remember:

If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!

They used to write differently!

They used to speak differently!

They used to think differently!

They used to act differently!

____________________________________________________________

 

Remember:

Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.

This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.

Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

 

Point of time (a specific day)

time period of a whole or half a day:

Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),

Sunrise to sunset

Sunset to next sunset

General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')

A year "lived a lot of days"

Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.

Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.

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[JLG]

John 2:4

 

“Woman,

γύναι (gynai)

Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular

Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

 

Woman (gynai) = (vocative) = a woman = indefinite article and noun

 

why [does this concern]

Τί (Ti)

Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular

Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

 

us?”

ἐμοὶ (emoi)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

 

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

 

replied.

λέγει (legei)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

 

“My

μου (mou)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular

Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

 

hour

ὥρα (hōra)

Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 5610: Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'.

 

{has} not yet

οὔπω (oupō)

Adverb

Strong's 3768: Not yet. From ou and po; not yet.

 

come.”

ἥκει (hēkei)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 2240: To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present.

 

[JLG]

John 2:5

 

His

αὐτοῦ (autou)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

 

mother

μήτηρ (mētēr)

Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.

 

said to

Λέγει (Legei)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

 

the

τοῖς (tois)

Article - Dative Masculine Plural

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

servants,

διακόνοις (diakonois)

Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

Strong's 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor.

 

The servants (tois diakonois) = definite article and noun (dative)

 

“Do

ποιήσατε (poiēsate)

Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural

Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

 

whatever

Ὅ (Ho)

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular

Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

 

He tells

λέγῃ (legē)

Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

 

you.”

ὑμῖν (hymin)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural

Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

 

[JLG]

John 2:6

 

Now

δὲ (de)

Conjunction

Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

 

six

ἓξ (hex)

Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural

Strong's 1803: Six. A primary numeral; six.

 

stone

λίθιναι (lithinai)

Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural

Strong's 3035: Made of stone. From lithos; stony, i.e. Made of stone.

 

water jars

ὑδρίαι (hydriai)

Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural

Strong's 5201: A water pot, jar, pitcher. From hudor; a water-jar, i.e. Receptacle for family supply.

 

had been

Ἦσαν (Ēsan)

Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

 

set

κείμεναι (keimenai)

Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural

Strong's 2749: To lie, recline, be placed, be laid, set, specially appointed, destined. Middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched.

 

there

ἐκεῖ (ekei)

Adverb

Strong's 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.

 

for

κατὰ (kata)

Preposition

Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

 

the

τῶν (tōn)

Article - Genitive Masculine Plural

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

Jewish

Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn)

Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

 

For the Jewish (kata ton Ioudaion) = preposition and definite article and noun (genitive)

 

[rites of] purification.

καθαρισμὸν (katharismon)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 2512: From katharizo; a washing off, i.e. ablution, expiation.

 

[Each] could hold

χωροῦσαι (chōrousai)

Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural

Strong's 5562: From chora; to be in space, i.e. to pass, enter, or to hold, admit.

 

from

ἀνὰ (ana)

Adverb

Strong's 303: A primary preposition and adverb; properly, up; but used severally, or at.

 

twenty to thirty gallons.

δύο (dyo)

Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural

Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

[JLG]

John 2:7

 

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

 

told

λέγει (legei)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

 

[the servants],

αὐτοῖς (autois)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

 

“Fill

Γεμίσατε (Gemisate)

Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural

Strong's 1072: To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.

 

the

τὰς (tas)

Article - Accusative Feminine Plural

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

jars

ὑδρίας (hydrias)

Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural

Strong's 5201: A water pot, jar, pitcher. From hudor; a water-jar, i.e. Receptacle for family supply.

 

The jars (tas hydrias) = definite article and noun (accusative)!

 

with water.”

ὕδατος (hydatos)

Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

Strong's 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.

 

So

Καὶ (Kai)

Conjunction

Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

 

they filled

ἐγέμισαν (egemisan)

Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 1072: To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.

 

them

αὐτὰς (autas)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

 

to

ἕως (heōs)

Preposition

Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

 

[the] brim.

ἄνω (anō)

Adverb

Strong's 507: Up, above, up to the top, up to the brim, things above, heaven, the heavenly region. Adverb from anti; upward or on the top.

[JLG]

John 2:8

 

“Now

νῦν (nyn)

Adverb

Strong's 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.

 

draw [some] out,”

Ἀντλήσατε (Antlēsate)

Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural

Strong's 501: To draw (generally water from a deep well in the ground); perhaps: I draw out. From antlos; to bale up, i.e. Dip water.

 

He said,

λέγει (legei)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

 

“and

καὶ (kai)

Conjunction

Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

 

take [it]

φέρετε (pherete)

Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural

Strong's 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

 

to the

τῷ (tō)

Article - Dative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

master of the banquet.”

ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ (architriklinō)

Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

Strong's 755: From arche and a compound of treis and klino; director of the entertainment.

 

To the master of the banquet (to architriklino) = definite article and noun (dative)

 

They [did so],

ἤνεγκαν (ēnenkan)

Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

[JLG]

John 2:9

 

and

δὲ (de)

Conjunction

Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

 

the

ὁ (ho)

Article - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

master of the banquet

ἀρχιτρίκλινος (architriklinos)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 755: From arche and a compound of treis and klino; director of the entertainment.

 

The master of the banquet (ho architriklinos) = definite article and noun

 

tasted

ἐγεύσατο (egeusato)

Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 1089: (a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience.

 

the

τὸ (to)

Article - Accusative Neuter Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

water

ὕδωρ (hydōr)

Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

Strong's 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.

 

The water (to hydor) = definite article and noun

 

that had been turned into

γεγενημένον (gegenēmenon)

Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular

Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

 

wine.

οἶνον (oinon)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

 

Wine (oinon) = uncountable noun 

 

He did not know

ᾔδει (ēdei)

Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

 

where

πόθεν (pothen)

Adverb

Strong's 4159: From the base of posis with enclitic adverb of origin; from which or what place, state, source or cause.

 

it was {from},

ἐστίν (estin)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

 

but

δὲ (de)

Conjunction

Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

 

the

οἱ (hoi)

Article - Nominative Masculine Plural

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

servants

διάκονοι (diakonoi)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

Strong's 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor.

 

The servants (hoi diakonoi) = definite article and noun

 

who

οἱ (hoi)

Article - Nominative Masculine Plural

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

had drawn

ἠντληκότες (ēntlēkotes)

Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural

Strong's 501: To draw (generally water from a deep well in the ground); perhaps: I draw out. From antlos; to bale up, i.e. Dip water.

 

the

τὸ (to)

Article - Accusative Neuter Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

water

ὕδωρ (hydōr)

Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

Strong's 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or fig uratively.

 

The water (to hydor) = definite article and noun

 

knew.

ᾔδεισαν (ēdeisan)

Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

 

Then

ὁ (ho)

Article - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

[he]

ἀρχιτρίκλινος (architriklinos)

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

Strong's 755: From arche and a compound of treis and klino; director of the entertainment.

 

called

φωνεῖ (phōnei)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation.

 

the

τὸν (ton)

Article - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

 

bridegroom [aside]

νυμφίον (nymphion)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3566: A bridegroom. From numphe; a bride-groom.

 

The bridegroom (ton nymphion) = definite article and noun