KJV: Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
YLT: they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, 'What doth appear to you -- that he may not come to the feast?'
Darby: They sought therefore Jesus, and said among themselves, standing in the temple, What do ye think? that he will not come to the feast?
ASV: They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?
| ἐζήτουν | They were seeking |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ζητέω Sense: to seek in order to find. |
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| τὸν | - |
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Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Ἰησοῦν | Jesus |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor. |
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| ἔλεγον | were saying |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| ἀλλήλων | one another |
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Parse: Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ἀλλήλων Sense: one another, reciprocally, mutually. |
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| ἱερῷ | temple |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: ἱερόν Sense: a sacred place, temple. |
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| ἑστηκότες | standing |
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Parse: Verb, Perfect Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἵστημι Sense: to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set. |
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| δοκεῖ | does it seem |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: δοκέω Sense: to be of opinion, think, suppose. |
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| ὑμῖν | to you |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural Root: σύ Sense: you. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| οὐ | no |
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Parse: Adverb Root: οὐ Sense: no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer. |
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| ἔλθῃ | He will come |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἔρχομαι Sense: to come. |
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| ἑορτήν | feast |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: ἑορτή Sense: a feast day, festival. |
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Greek Commentary for John 11:56
Imperfect active of ζητεω zēteō and common ουν oun of which John is so fond. They were seeking Jesus six months before at the feast of tabernacles (John 7:11), but now they really mean to kill him. As they stood in the temple Perfect active participle (intransitive) of ιστημι histēmi a graphic picture of the various groups of leaders in Jerusalem and from other lands, “the knots of people in the Temple precincts” (Bernard). They had done this at the tabernacles (John 7:11-13), but now there is new excitement due to the recent raising of Lazarus and to the public order for the arrest of Jesus. That he will not come to the feast? The form of the question (indirect discourse after δοκειτε dokeite) assumes strongly that Jesus will not (ου μη ou mē double negative with second aorist active ελτηι elthēi from ερχομαι erchomai) dare to come this time for the reason given in John 11:57. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 11:56
See John 2:13 for the same phrase. This last passover was the time of destiny for Jesus. Before the passover to purify themselves Purpose clause with ινα hina and the first aorist active subjunctive of αγνιζω hagnizō old verb from αγνος hagnos (pure), ceremonial purification here, of course. All this took time. These came “from the country” (εκ της χωρας ek tēs chōras), from all over Palestine, from all parts of the world, in fact. John shifts the scene to Jerusalem just before the passover with no record of the way that Jesus came to Jerusalem from Ephraim. The Synoptic Gospels tell this last journey up through Samaria into Galilee to join the great caravan that crossed over into Perea and came down on the eastern side of the Jordan opposite Jericho and then marched up the mountain road to Bethany and Bethphage just beside Jerusalem. This story is found in Luke 17:11-19:28; Mark 10:1-52; Matt 19:1-20:34. John simply assumes the Synoptic narrative and gives the picture of things in and around Jerusalem just before the passover (John 11:56, John 11:57). [source]