Tag Archives: John 21:12

λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· δεῦτε ἀριστήσατε. οὐδεὶς δὲ ἐτόλμα τῶν μαθητῶν ἐξετάσαι αὐτόν σὺ τίς εἶ, εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κύριός ἐστιν

John 21:12 is a moment of quiet recognition after the resurrection. The Greek captures a gentle invitation, a reverent silence, and a certainty about Jesus’ identity without the need for words. The structure juxtaposes command and restraint, speech and silence, presence and awe.

Grammatical Foundations

λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς—“Jesus says to them.” Present active indicative, 3rd person singular from λέγω, marking speech in narrative present. αὐτοῖς is dative plural: “to them.” The subject ὁ Ἰησοῦς appears after the verb, typical of Koine style.… Learn Koine Greek