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John 11:43
Lazarus, come forth.
After Lazarus's death, Jesus comes to the tomb.
John 11:43 Lazarus, come forth.
John 11:43 “Lazarus, come out!”
Lazarus, out here!
Greek
Greek Word Order
Jesus wants people to come out of the dark.
Lost in Translation
The surprising thing is that there is no verb in this sentence, no word at all meaning "come" in the ordinary sense. The word translated as "come" is an adverb primarily meaning "here". It means "come" in the same way that in English we call someone say "here!" Or, in this case, "out here!".
Vocabulary (Greek word by word)
Λάζαρε [7 verses](Hebrew Name) "Lazarus" is from "Lazaros", which is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Eleazar, which means "He who God helps".
δεῦρο [4 verses](adv) "Come" is deuro, which is an adverb that means "hither", "here", "until now", "hither to" and [with an imperative] "come on" and [later] "go away".
ἔξω [21 verses](adv) "Out" is exo, which means "out of a place", "outside", "external things" and "beyond a time".
KJV — word by word
Lazarus, -- "Lazarus" is the is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Eleazar, which means "He who God helps".
come- (CW) "Come" is from an adverb that means "here" but can be used in an expression to mean "come on". This is not the word usually translated as "come".
forth. -- The word translated as "out" means "out of a place" and "outside".
NIV — word by word
Lazarus, -- "Lazarus" is the is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Eleazar, which means "He who God helps".
come- (CW) "Come" is from an adverb that means "here" but can be used in an expression to mean "come on". This is not the word usually translated as "come".
out. -- The word translated as "out" means "out of a place" and "outside".