Apostles see Jesus walking on water.
John 6:20 It is I; be not afraid.
John 6:20 “It is I; don’t be afraid.”
I myself exist. Don't be afraid.
Jesus was so light-hearted that he could walk on water.
This verse is identical to Matthew 14:27 and Mark 6:50 except it omits the first word in that verse. However, leaving out the first word changes the sense of the following words. The statement "I am" doesn't read like an announcement "It is I," where the verb would have preceded the noun. With the pronoun coming first, the sense is "I myself exist." This could be a denial that he was a vision or a ghost. It could also means that "I am here" where the "here" after "am" that might be implied.
- WW - Wrong Word -- The word translated as "it" should be something more like "I."
- MW -- Missing Word -- The pronoun repeats the information in the verb so it should be repeated in English like "I myself."
- WW - Wrong Word -- The word translated as "it" should be something more like "I."
- MW -- Missing Word -- The pronoun repeats the information in the verb so it should be repeated in English like "I myself."
It -- (WW) This indicates as third-person, singular form of the verb, but the verb is the first-person.
is - The verb "is" here is the common form of "to be" in Greek. It means to have a certain characteristic or remain in a certain condition. However, that is not the case here where the "I" clearly comes first.
I - This is the first-person pronoun used here. Since, as the subject of the sentence, it is part of the verb, its explicit use accentuates who is speaking "I." Saying "I myself" captures this feeling in English.
missing "myself" -- (MW) The subjective pronoun repeats the information in the verb so it should be repeated in English like "I myself."
be -- This helping verb "be" indicates that the verb is passive. Helping or auxiliary verbs are needed to translate the Greek verb forms into English.
not -- The negative used here is the Greek negative of a subjective opinion, commands, and requests. The sense is that "you don't want" or "think" something, not that it isn't done or thought. This is the appropriate negative for an emotion.
afraid. -- This is translated from a Greek verb that means "to terrify" and "to put to flight," but in the passive, it means to be put to flight and be frightened. When applied to people, it means to "be in awe of" or "dread." The form is midway between an active and passive form, where the subject acts on himself, "frighten yourselves."
“It -- (WW) This indicates as third-person, singular form of the verb, but the verb is the first-person.
is - The verb "is" here is the common form of "to be" in Greek. It means to have a certain characteristic or remain in a certain condition. However, that is not the case here where the "I" clearly comes first.
I - This is the first-person pronoun used here. Since, as the subject of the sentence, it is part of the verb, its explicit use accentuates who is speaking "I." Saying "I myself" captures this feeling in English.
missing "myself" -- (MW) The subjective pronoun repeats the information in the verb so it should be repeated in English like "I myself."
Do- -- This helping verb is used to create questions, commands, negative statements, and smooth word flow in English, but the Greek could be either a question or a statement.
n’t -- The negative used here is the Greek negative of a subjective opinion, commands, and requests. The sense is that "you don't want" or "think" something, not that it isn't done or thought. This is the appropriate negative for an emotion.
be -- This helping verb "be" indicates that the verb is passive. Helping or auxiliary verbs are needed to translate the Greek verb forms into English.
afraid. -- This is translated from a Greek verb that means "to terrify" and "to put to flight," but in the passive, it means to be put to flight and be frightened. When applied to people, it means to "be in awe of" or "dread." The form could be passive or the middle voice where the subject acts on himself, "frighten yourselves."
Ἐγώ [162 verses](pron 1st sg masc nom) "I" is ego, which is the first-person singular pronoun meaning "I." It also means "I at least," "for my part," "indeed," and for myself.
εἰμι, [614 verses](verb 1st sg pres ind act) "It is" is eimi, which means "to be," "to exist," "to be the case," of circumstance and events "to happen," and "is possible." With the genitive object, the sense is "belongs to." It can also mean "must" with a dative.
μὴ [447 verses](conj) "Not" is me , which is the negative used in prohibitions and expressions of doubt meaning "not" and "no." As οὐ (ou) negates fact and statement; μή rejects, οὐ denies; μή is relative, οὐ absolute; μή subjective, οὐ objective. With pres. or aor. subj. used in a warning or statement of fear, "take care" It can be the conjunction "lest" or "for fear that." Used before tis with an imperative to express a will or wish for something in independent sentences and, with subjunctives, to express prohibitions.
φοβεῖσθε. [19 verses](verb 2nd pl pres imperat mp) "Be afraid" is phobeo, which means to "put to flight." "terrify," "alarm," "frighten," and in the passive, "be put to flight," "be seized with fear," be frightened," "stand in awe of" (of persons)," "dread (of persons)," and "fear or fear about something."