John 2:8

Verse

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ἀντλήσατε νῦν, καὶ φέρετε τῷ ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ. Καὶ ἤνεγκαν.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

3004; legei; λέγει; he is speaking; V-PIA-3S

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

501; Antlēsate; Ἀντλήσατε; Draw out; V-AMA-2P

3568; nyn; νῦν; now; Adv

2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

5342; pherete; φέρετε; bring you; V-PMA-2P

3588; tō; τῷ; the; Art-DMS

755; architriklinō; ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ; master of the feast; N-DMS

3588; Hoi; Οἱ; the ones; Art-NMP

1161; de; δὲ; then; Conj

5342; ēnenkan; ἤνεγκαν; they carried [it]; V-AIA-3P

RBT Translation:

Moses Means "Drawn Out"

And he is saying to themselves, "Draw out

now

^70b and carry to the Banquet Tri-Couch Chief." And they carried.

LITV Translation:
And He said to them, Now draw out and carry to the master of the feast. And they carried it.

ESV Translation:
And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it.

Footnotes

70b

The Now

John 8:11 

ἡ δὲ εἶπεν Οὐδείς, κύριε. εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Οὐδὲ ἐγώ σε κατακρίνω· πορεύου, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε.

One of the most significant words in the Bible: NOW. John 8:11 gives the word a definite article "the Now." Some later manuscripts ommited this clause likely because of the confusing nature of it: "away from the Now". What sense does it make to put a definite article "the" with the word "now" or the use of the preposition "away from"?

Seen in the light of the target of the eternal, it makes perfect sense. The center bullseye is "Now". The center of time/eternity would be a definitive, specific "Now" and not merely one of many indefinite "moments". 

The Greek word "ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ" (architriklinō) translates to "chief banquet couch" in English. It is a compound word formed from:

• "ἀρχι-" (archi-), a prefix meaning "chief" or "principal."
• "τρικλίνῳ" (triklinō), which comes from "τρί" (tri-), meaning "three," and "κλίνη" (klinē), meaning "couch" or "bed."

In ancient Greek, a "triclinium" referred to a dining room furnished with three couches arranged around a table for reclining during meals. So, "ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ" (architriklinō) would refer to the main or principal couch within such a dining setup.