John 18:5

Verse

Ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ, Ἰησοῦν τὸν Ναζωραῖον. Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι. Εἱστήκει δὲ καὶ Ἰούδας ὁ παραδιδοὺς αὐτὸν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

611; Apekrithēsan; Ἀπεκρίθησαν; They answered; V-AIP-3P

846; autō; αὐτῷ; to himself; PPro-DM3S

2424; Iēsoun; Ἰησοῦν; Salvation; N-AMS

3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

3480; Nazōraion; Ναζωραῖον; Nazareth; N-AMS

3004; Legei; Λέγει; is saying; V-PIA-3S

846; autois; αὐτοῖς; to themselves; PPro-DM3P

1473; Egō; Ἐγώ; I; PPro-N1S

1510; eimi; εἰμι; am; V-PIA-1S

2476; Heistēkei; Εἱστήκει; Had been standing; V-LIA-3S

1161; de; δὲ; then; Conj

2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

2455; Ioudas; Ἰούδας; Jude; N-NMS

3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

3860; paradidous; παραδιδοὺς; he who is betraying; V-PPA-NMS

846; auton; αὐτὸν; himself; PPro-AM3S

3326; met’; μετ’; with; Prep

846; autōn; αὐτῶν; of themselves; PPro-GM3P

RBT Translation:

They answered himself "Salvation the Sprout!"¹¹⁴ He is saying to themselves "I Myself am!" And Caster had been standing firm also, the one who is handing himself over with themselves.

Stump/Root of Yishay/Jesse.
Hebrew letter י represents "hand/arm"
Hebrew letter ש represents "two front teeth"
"And he has gone out, a rod from the Stump of Jesse, a branch [netser] from out of the roots of himself is bearing fruit." (Isaiah 11:1 RBT)

LITV Translation:
They answered Him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said to them, I AM! And Judas, the one betraying Him, also stood with them.

ESV Translation:
They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.

Footnotes

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A Nazarene. Inhabitant of the city of Nazareth.

The most accepted interpretation of the Hebrew form of the name "Nazareth" is generally understood to be נֵצֶר (netser), which means "sprout" or "shoot." This interpretation is based on its usage in messianic prophecies in the Hebrew Bible, such as Isaiah 11:1. cf Strongs #5342.

"And he has gone out, a rod from the Stump of Jesse, a branch [netser] from out of the roots of himself is bearing fruit." (Isaiah 11:1 RBT)

While there have been alternative interpretations proposed, such as נֹצְרָה (notzrah) meaning "protectress" or "guard" and נְצֹרֶת (netsoret) meaning "watch-tower," these are less commonly accepted by scholars in comparison to the "branch" or "shoot" interpretation. The association with messianic prophecy and the symbolic significance of "branch" align well with the biblical and historical context of Nazareth.