John 4:51

Ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ καταβαίνοντος, οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν λέγοντες ὅτι Ὁ παῖς σου ζῇ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2235; ēdē; ἤδη; already; Adv

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2597; katabainontos; καταβαίνοντος; he who is going down; V-PPA-GMS

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 1401; douloi; δοῦλοι; servants; N-NMP

Strongs 846; autou; ‹αὐτοῦ›; of Him; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 5221; hypēntēsan; ὑπήντησαν; met; V-AIA-3P

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

Strongs 3004; legontes; λέγοντες; those who say; V-PPA-NMP

Strongs 3754; hoti; ὅτι; that; Conj

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 3816; pais; παῖς; little boy; N-NMS

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2198; zē; ζῇ; is living; V-PIA-3S

RBT Hebrew Literal:

Already then of himself, he who descends, the Slaves of himself face-to-face-encountered^73c himself, those who say that the Male Child of himself is living.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he already going down, his servants met him, and announced, saying, That thy child lives.

LITV Translation:
But already, as he was going down, his slaves met him and reported, saying, Your child lives.

ESV Translation:
As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering.

Footnotes

73c

Meeting the Anti

Strongs Greek NT #5221, ὑπήντησαν. hupantaó. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance: "meet From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite (meet) under (quietly), i.e. To encounter, fall in with -- (go to) meet."

The word "ὑπαντάω" (hypantáō) in ancient Greek means "to meet" or "to encounter." It is derived from the prefix "ὑπο-" (hypo-), meaning "under," and the verb "ἀνταναίνω" (antanaínō), meaning "to meet face to face." So, "ὑπαντάω" carries the sense of meeting someone or something, especially face to face or unexpectedly.