As he is dying on the cross, Jesus still seems light-hearted.
John 19:26 Woman, here is your son,”
Woman, look! This son is yours.
This is the setup line for one last bit of Jesus's word play. "Behold" is a verbal command meaning "See!" and "Look!" It is from the most common word meaning "to see" in Greek. In a humorous vein, it is also an adverbial exclamation like we use the phrase "ta-da" in a magic show, or "voila" in French which means "see there". "Look here!" or "See there!" comes closest in English. Jesus uses it both ways. It is a word that Jesus uses to lighten situations.
The word "son" is a subject without a verb. An "is" in implied, but this is not clear until the next verse. Here, Jesus appears to be referring to himself and still being alive.
See me!
- MW - Missing Word -- The word "the/this" before "son" is not shown in the English translation.
- WF -- Wrong Form - The "son" is not the object of the verb but the subject.
- WW - Wrong Word -- The word translated as "here" should be something more like "Look!".
- MW - Missing Word -- The word "the/this" before "son" is not shown in the English translation.
Woman, -- The word translated as "woman" is the Greek word that means "woman" (as opposed to man), "wife", "spouse", "mortal woman" (as opposed to a goddess), and "female mate" (among animals). It is closer to our "female". It is in the form of addressing someone.
behold -- "Behold" is a verbal command meaning "See!" and "Look!" It is from the most common word meaning "to see" in Greek. In a humorous vein, it is also an adverbial exclamation like we use the phrase "ta-da" in a magic show, or "voila" in French which means "see there". "Look here!" or "See there!" comes closest in English. Jesus uses it both ways.
thy -- The word translated as "thy" is the genitive form of the singular, second-person pronoun, which is most commonly the possessive form. This pronoun follows the noun so "of yours".
missing "the/this" -- (MW) The untranslated word is the Greek definite article, "the", which usually precedes a noun and, without a noun, takes the meaning of "the one". The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this", "that", "these" and "those"). See this article for more.
son! -- (WF) The word translated as "son" more generally means "child" or "descendant". This is shown as the object of the verb, but it is a subject without a verb. When a subject without a verb is used, an "is" is assumed.
Woman, son,”
Woman, -- The word translated as "woman" is the Greek word that means "woman" (as opposed to man), "wife", "spouse", "mortal woman" (as opposed to a goddess), and "female mate" (among animals). It is closer to our "female". It is in the form of addressing someone.
here -- (WW) "Here" is a verbal command meaning "See!" and "Look!" It is from the most common word meaning "to see" in Greek. In a humorous vein, it is also an adverbial exclamation like we use the phrase "ta-da" in a magic show, or "voila" in French which means "see there". "Look here!" or "See there!" comes closest in English. Jesus uses it both ways.
is -- There is no verb "is" here in the Greek source but it is implied by the noun in the form of a subject having no verb associated with it.
your -- The word translated as "thy" is the genitive form of the singular, second-person pronoun, which is most commonly the possessive form. This pronoun follows the noun so "of yours".
missing "the/this" -- (MW) The untranslated word is the Greek definite article, "the", which usually precedes a noun and, without a noun, takes the meaning of "the one". The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this", "that", "these" and "those"). See this article for more.
son! -- The word translated as "son" more generally means "child" or "descendant". This is shown as the object of the verb, but it is a subject without a verb. When a subject without a verb is used, an "is" is assumed.
Γύναι, [28 verses](noun sg fem voc) "Woman" is gyne, which means "woman (as opposed to man)", "wife", "spouse", "mortal woman" (as opposed to a goddess), and "female mate" (among animals).
ἴδε [52 verses](verb 2nd sg aor imperat act ) "Behold" is idou, which means "to behold", "to see" and "to perceive". It acts as an adverbial phrase in this form meaning "Lo! Behold!" and "See there!' It is a form of the verb eido, which means "to see".
ὁ [821 verses](article sg masc nom) Untranslated is the Greek definite article, hos, ("the").
υἱὸς [158 verses](noun sg masc nom) "Son" is huios, which means a "son", and more generally, a "child". It is used generally to refer to any male descendant.
σου: [144 verses](pron 2nd sg gen) "Thy" is sou is the genitive form of the second-person, singular pronoun that means "of you" and "your".