John 7:40
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Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed.

Context
Division Regarding Jesus
39Now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive who believed in him: for as yet the Spirit was not given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 40Of that multitude therefore, when they had heard these words of his, some said: This is the prophet indeed. 41Others said: This is the Christ. But some said: Doth the Christ come out of Galilee?…
Cross References
Matthew 21:11
And the people said: This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.

John 1:21
And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

John 4:19
The woman saith to him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

John 7:12
And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him. For some said: He is a good man. And others said: No, but he seduceth the people.

Lexicon
On hearing
ἀκούσαντες (akousantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

these
τούτων (toutōn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

words,
λόγων (logōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

[some] of
Ἐκ (Ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

people
ὄχλου (ochlou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

said,,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“This
Οὗτός (Houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

truly
ἀληθῶς (alēthōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 230: Truly, really, certainly, surely. Adverb from alethes; truly.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Prophet.”
προφήτης (prophētēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.


Additional Translations
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

Therefore having heard these words, some of the people were saying, "This is truly the Prophet."

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.

[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.

Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, In truth this is the Prophet.

After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet."

Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, "This is truly the prophet."

Many, therefore out of the multitude, having heard the word, said, 'This is truly the Prophet;'
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