Joh 1:40 | RWP | e4.org | Andrew ( Ανδρεας ). Explained by John as one of the two disciples of the Baptist and identified as the brother of the famous Simon Peter (cf. also ; ). The more formal call of Andrew and Simon, James and John, comes later ( .; .; ). That heard John speak ( των ακουσαντων παρα Ιωανου ). "That heard from John," a classical idiom ( παρα with ablative after ακουω ) seen also in ; ; , ; .

‏ John 1:40

Andrew ( Ανδρεας ). Explained by John as one of the two disciples of the Baptist and identified as the brother of the famous Simon Peter (cf. also 6:8; 12:22). The more formal call of Andrew and Simon, James and John, comes later (Mr 1:16ff.; Mt 4:18ff.; Lu 3:1-11).

That heard John speak ( των ακουσαντων παρα Ιωανου ). "That heard from John," a classical idiom ( παρα with ablative after ακουω ) seen also in 6:45; 7:51; 8:26, 40; 15:15.