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Monday, November 30, 2009

John 4:1

Ὡς οὖν ἔγνω ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἤκουσαν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ὅτι Ἰησοῦς πλείονας μαθητὰς ποιεῖ καὶ βαπτίζει ἢ Ἰωάννης,

Rough Word-by-word:
as therefore he knew the Jesus that they heard the Pharisees that Jesus more disciples he makes and he is baptizing than John,

Smooth Translation:
Therefore as Jesus knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John,

Ὡς comparative particle "as"

οὖν post positive conjunction "therefore"

ἔγνω verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from (I know) "he knew"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

Ἰησοῦς proper noun nominative singular masculine "Jesus"

ὅτι conjunction "that/because"

ἤκουσαν aorist active indicative 3rd plural from (I hear) "they heard"

οἱ definite article nominative plural masculine "the"

Φαρισαῖοι proper noun nominative plural masculine "Pharisees"

ὅτι conjunction "that/because"

Ἰησοῦς proper noun nominative singular masculine "Jesus"

πλείονας adjective accusative plural masculine "more"

μαθητὰς noun accusative plural masculine "disciples"

ποιεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from (I make) "he makes"

καὶ conjunction "and"

βαπτίζει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from (I baptize) "he is baptizing"

comparative particle "than"

Ἰωάννης proper noun nominative singular masculine "John"

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

John 3:36

ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· [δέ] ὁ ἀπειθῶν τῷ υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν, ἀλλ' ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μένει ἐπ' αὐτόν,[.] UBS uses a period here.

Rough Word-by-word:
The one believing in the son he has life eternal. [, and] The one not persuaded to the son not will he see life, but the wrath the of God it [she] is remaining on him.

Smooth Translation:
The one believing in the son has eternal life. [, and] The one not believing the son will not see life, but the wrath of God is remaining on him.

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

πιστεύων present active participle nominative singular masculine from πιστεύω (I believe) "one believing"

εἰς accusative preposition "in/ into"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

υἱὸν noun accusative singular masculine "son"

ἔχει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from ἔχω (I have) "he has"

ζωὴν noun accusative singular feminine "life"

αἰώνιον adjective accusative singular feminine from "eternal" (idiomatic)

δέ conjunction "and/but" (note: this conjunction is included in the UBS text)

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

ἀπειθῶν present active participle nominative singular masculine from ἀπειθέω (I do not believe) "one not believing" (literally "the one not being persuaded")

τῷ definite article dative singular masculine "the"

υἱῷ noun dative singular masculine "son"

οὐκ adverb of negation "not"

ὄψεται future middle indicative 3rd singular from ὁράω (I see) "he will see"

ζωήν noun accusative singular feminine "life"

ἀλλ' strong adversative conjunction "but"

definite article nominative feminine singular "the"

ὀργὴ noun nominative feminine singular "wrath"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

θεοῦ proper noun genitive singular masculine "of God"

μένει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from μένω (I remain) "it [she] is remaining"

ἐπ' preposition with accusative "on"

αὐτόν pronoun accusative singular masculine "him"

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

John 3:35

ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν υἱόν, καὶ πάντα δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.

Rough Word-by-word:
The father loves the son, and all [things] he has given in the hand of him.

Smooth Translation:
The father loves the son, and he has given all [things] in his hand.

definite article nominative masculine singular "the"

πατὴρ noun nominative singular masculine "father"

ἀγαπᾷ present active indicative 3rd singular from ἀγαπάω (I love) "he loves"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

υἱόν noun accusative singular masculine "son"

καὶ conjunction "and"

πάντα adjective accusative plural neuter "all [things]"

δέδωκεν perfect active indicative 3rd singular from δίδωμι (I give) "he has given"

ἐν dative preposition "in"

τῇ definite article dative singular feminine "the"

χειρὶ noun dative singular feminine "hand"

αὐτοῦ pronoun genitive singular masculine "of him"

Monday, November 23, 2009

John 3:34

ὃν γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ θεός, τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ λαλεῖ· οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου δίδωσιν τὸ πνεῦμα.

Rough Word-by-word:
whom for he sent the God, the words the of God he speaks. not for from a measure he gives the spirit.

Smooth Translation:
For whom God sent, he speaks the words of God. For he gives the spirit not from a measure.

Notes:
By my church there is a little store we go to that sells ice cream cones and they pack the cones with as much ice cream as the cone will hold. Sometimes it's spilling over. They don't use a measure to fill the cones. They just scoop it in until it won't hold any more. I think John is saying here that the way God gives the spirit is without measuring it out.

ὃν relative pronoun accusative singular masculine "whom"

γὰρ post positive conjunction "for"

ἀπέστειλεν verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from ἀποστέλλω (I send) "he sent"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

θεός proper noun nominative singular masculine "God"

τὰ definite article nominative plural neuter "the"

ῥήματα noun nominative plural neuter "words"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

θεοῦ proper noun genitive singular masculine "of God"

λαλεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from λαλέω (I speak) "he speaks"

οὐ adverb of negation "not"

γὰρ post positive conjunction "for"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from/out of"

μέτρου noun genitive singular masculine "measure"

δίδωσιν verb present active indicative 3rd singular from δίδωμι (I give) "he gives"

τὸ definite article accusative singular neuter "the"

πνεῦμα noun accusative singular neuter "spirit"

Thursday, November 19, 2009

John 3:33

ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν.

Rough Word-by-word:
The one who received of him the testimony he has acknowledged that the God true is.

Smooth Translation:
The one who received his testimony has acknowledged that God is true.

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

λαβὼν aorist active participle nominative singular masculine from λαμβάνω (I receive) "one who received"

αὐτοῦ pronoun genitive singular masculine "of him"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

μαρτυρίαν noun accusative singular feminine "testimony"

ἐσφράγισεν verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from σφραγίζω (I acknowledge) "he has acknowledged"

ὅτι conjunction "that"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

θεὸς proper noun nominative singular masculine "God"

ἀληθής adjective nominative singular masculine "true"

ἐστιν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he is"

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

John 3:32

ὃ ἑώρακεν καὶ ἤκουσεν μαρτυρεῖ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει.

Rough Word-by-word:
what he has seen and he heard he testifies, and the testimony of him no one he receives.

Smooth Translation:
He testifies what he has seen and he heard, and no one receives his testimony.

relative pronoun accusative singular neuter "what"

ἑώρακεν perfect active indicative 3rd singular from ὁράω (I see) "he has seen"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἤκουσεν aorist active indicative 3rd singular from ἀκούω (I hear) "he heard"

μαρτυρεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from μαρτυρέω (I testify) "he testifies"

καὶ conjunction "and"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

μαρτυρίαν noun accusative singular feminine "testimony"

αὐτοῦ pronoun genitive singular masculine "of him"

οὐδεὶς adjective nominative singular masculine "no one"

λαμβάνει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from λαμβάνω (I take/ I receive) "he receives"

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

John 3:31

ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν· ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ. ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος [ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν·]

Rough Word-by-word:
The [man] from above coming above all is. The one being from the earth from the earth is and from the earth he speaks. The [man] from the heaven coming above all is.

Smooth Translation:
The man coming from above is above all. The one being from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth. The man coming from heaven is above all.

definite article nominative singular masculine "the [man]"

ἄνωθεν adverb "from above"

ἐρχόμενος present passive deponent nominative singular masculine from ἔρχομαι (I come) "coming"

ἐπάνω adverb "over/above"

πάντων adjective genitive plural "all" (interesting that this could be all men, all women, or all things)

ἐστίν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he is"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

ὢν present active participle nominative singular masculine from εἰμί (I am) "one being"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from/out of"

τῆς definite article genitive singular feminine "the"

γῆς noun genitive singular feminine "earth"

ἐστιν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he is"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from/ out of"

τῆς definite article genitive singular feminine "the"

γῆς noun genitive singular feminine "earth"

λαλεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from λαλέω (I speak) "he speaks"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the [man]"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from/ out of"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

οὐρανοῦ noun genitive singular masculine "heaven"

ἐρχόμενος present passive deponent nominative singular masculine from ἔρχομαι (I come) "coming"

ἐπάνω adverb "over/above"

πάντων adjective genitive plural "all"

ἐστίν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he is"

Monday, November 16, 2009

John 3:30

ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι.

Rough Word-by-word:
that one he must to increase, me but to be made less important.

Smooth Translation:
Him, he must increase, but me be made less important.

Notes:
I found this construction difficult. I recognized the forms of the infinitives right away, but with no nominatives and only the verb δεῖ it was hard to put into English and include the accusatives.

ἐκεῖνον demonstrative accusative singular masculine "that one/ him"

δεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from δεῖ (must) "he must"

αὐξάνειν present active infinitive from αὐξάνω ( I grow/I increase) "to increase"

ἐμὲ pronoun 1st accusative singular "me"

δὲ post positive conjunction "and/but"

ἐλαττοῦσθαι present passive infinitive from ἐλαττόω (I make less important) "to be made less important"

Thursday, November 12, 2009

John 3:29

ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου. αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται.

Rough Word-by-word:
The one having the bride bridegroom he is, but the friend the of bridegroom, the one having stood and hearing of him, for joy he rejoices for the sake of the voice the of bridegroom. This therefore the joy the my she has been filled.

Smooth Translation:
The one having the bride is [the] bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, the one having stood and hearing of him, he rejoices for joy for the sake of the voice of the bridegroom. Therefore, this my joy has been filled.

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

ἔχων present active participle nominative singular masculine from ἔχω (I have) "one having"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

νύμφην noun accusative singular feminine "bride"

νυμφίος noun nominative singular masculine "bridegroom"

ἐστίν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he is"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

δὲ post positive conjunction "and/but"

φίλος adjective nominative singular masculine "friend"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

νυμφίου noun genitive singular masculine "of bridegroom"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

ἑστηκὼς perfect active participle nominative singular masculine from ἵστημι (I stand) "one having stood"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἀκούων present active participle nominative singular masculine from ἀκούω (I hear) "hearing" (I'm not really sure whether this should be considered attributive or predicate. Does the καὶ joining the two participles carry the adjectival use of the first to the second?)

αὐτοῦ pronoun genitive singular masculine "of him"

χαρᾷ noun dative singular feminine "to joy/for joy"

χαίρει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from χαίρω (I rejoice) "he rejoices"

διὰ preposition with accusative "for the sake of"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

φωνὴν noun accusative singular feminine "sound/voice"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

νυμφίου noun genitive singular masculine "of bridegroom"

αὕτη demonstrative pronoun nominative singular feminine "this"

οὖν conjunction "then/therefore"

definite article nominative singular feminine "the"

χαρὰ noun nominative singular feminine "joy"

definite article nominative singular feminine "the"

ἐμὴ 1st person emphatic pronoun nominative singular feminine used adjectivally "my"

πεπλήρωται verb perfect passive indicative 3rd singular from πληρόω (I fill) "[she] it has been filled"

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

John 3:28

αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε ὅτι εἶπον· οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλ' ὅτι ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου.

Rough Word-by-word:
Yourselves you all to me you all witness that I said, "Not I am I the Christ, but that having been sent I am in front of him."

Smooth Translation:
You, yourselves, all witness to me that I said, "I myself am not the Christ, but that I have been sent in front of him."

αὐτοὶ intensive use of pronoun nominative plural masculine "yourselves"

ὑμεῖς pronoun nominative 2nd plural "you all"

μοι pronoun dative 1st singular "to me"

μαρτυρεῖτε verb present active indicative 2nd plural from μαρτυρέω (I testify/I witness) "you all witness"

ὅτι conjunction "that"

εἶπον verb aorist active indicative 1st singular from λέγω (I say) "I said"

οὐκ adverb of negation "not"

εἰμὶ verb present indicative 1st singular from εἰμί (I am) "I am"

ἐγὼ pronoun 1st singular "I"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

Χριστός proper noun nominative singular masculine "Christ"

ἀλλ' strong adversative conjunction "but"

ὅτι conjunction "that"

ἀπεσταλμένος verb perfect passive participle nominative singular masculine from ἀποστέλλω (I send) "having been sent"

εἰμὶ verb present indicative 1st singular from εἰμί (I am) "I am"

ἔμπροσθεν genitive preposition "before/in front of"

ἐκείνου demonstrative pronoun genitive singular masculine "of that one [man]/of him"

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

John 3:27

ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωάννης καὶ εἶπεν· οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδέν ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.

Rough Word-by-word:
answered John and he said, "Not he is able man to receive not anything if not it might be it had been given to him out of heaven."

Smooth Translation:
John answered and said, "Man is not able to receive anything if it had not been given to him out of heaven."

ἀπεκρίθη verb aorist passive 3rd singular from ἀποκρίνομαι (I answer) "he answered"

Ἰωάννης proper noun nominative singular masculine "John"

καὶ conjunction "and"

εἶπεν verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from λέγω (I say) "he said"

οὐ adverb of negation "not"

δύναται verb present passive deponent indicative 3rd singular from δύναμαι (I am able) "he is able"

ἄνθρωπος noun nominative singular masculine "man"

λαμβάνειν verb present active infinitive from λαμβάνω (I take/I receive) "to receive"

οὐδέν adjective accusative singular neuter "not any[thing]"

ἐὰν conditional particle "if"

μὴ adverb of negation "not"

verb present active subjunctive 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "it might be"

δεδομένον perfect passive participle nominative singular neuter from δίδωμι (I give) "it had been given"

αὐτῷ pronoun dative singular masculine "to him"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from/out of"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

οὐρανοῦ noun genitive singular masculine "heaven"

Monday, November 9, 2009

John 3:26

καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· ῥαββεί, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε οὗτος βαπτίζει καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν.

Rough Word-by-word:
and they came to the John and they said to him, "Rabbi, who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you had testified, look this one he is baptizing and all they are going to him."

Smooth Translation:
and they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, look he is baptizing and all are going to him."

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἦλθον verb aorist indicative 3rd plural from ἔρχομαι (I come/I go) "they came"

πρὸς accusative preposition "to/toward"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

Ἰωάννην proper noun accusative singular masculine "John"

καὶ conjunction "and"

εἶπον verb aorist active indicative 3rd plural from λέγω (I say) "they said"

αὐτῷ pronoun dative singular masculine "to him"

ῥαββεί noun vocative singular masculine "Rabbi"

ὃς relative pronoun nominative singular masculine "he who"

ἦν verb imperfect indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he was"

μετὰ preposition with genitive "with"

σοῦ pronoun genitive 2nd singular "you"

πέραν adverb "beyond"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

Ἰορδάνου proper noun genitive singular masculine "Jordan"

relative pronoun dative singular "to whom"

σὺ pronoun nominative 2nd singular "you"

μεμαρτύρηκας perfect active indicative 2nd singular from μαρτυρέω (I witness/ I testify) "you had testified"

ἴδε verb aorist imperative 2nd singular from ὁράω (I see/I look) "look"

οὗτος demonstrative pronoun nominative singular masculine "this one/he"

βαπτίζει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from βαπτίζω (I baptize) "he is baptizing"

καὶ conjunction "and"

πάντες adjective nominative plural masculine "all"

ἔρχονται present passive deponent indicative 3rd plural from ἔρχομαι (I come/I go) "they are going"

πρὸς accusative preposition "to/toward"

αὐτόν pronoun accusative singular masculine "him"

Friday, November 6, 2009

John 3:25

ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου μετὰ Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ.

Rough Word-by-word:
it came to be then a question from the disciples of John with a Jew concerning cleansing.

Smooth Translation:
Then there came a question from the disciples of John with a Jew concerning cleansing.

ἐγένετο verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from γίνομαι (I become) "it came to be"

οὖν conjunction "then"

ζήτησις noun nominative singular feminine "a question"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from/out of"

τῶν definite article genitive plural masculine "the"

μαθητῶν noun genitive plural masculine "disciples"

Ἰωάννου proper noun genitive singular masculine "of John"

μετὰ preposition with genitive "with"

Ἰουδαίου proper noun genitive singular masculine "a Jew"

περὶ preposition with genitive "concerning"

καθαρισμοῦ noun genitive singular masculine "cleansing"

Thursday, November 5, 2009

John 3:24

οὔπω γὰρ ἦν βεβλημένος εἰς τὴν φυλακὴν Ἰωάννης.

Rough Word-by-word:
not yet for he was he had been thrown into the prison John.

Smooth Translation:
for John had not yet been thrown into the prison.

οὔπω adverb "not yet"

γὰρ post positive conjunction "for"

ἦν verb imperfect indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he was"

βεβλημένος perfect passive participle nominative singular masculine from βάλλω (I throw) "he had been thrown"

εἰς accusative preposition "into/unto"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

φυλακὴν noun accusative singular feminine "prison"

Ἰωάννης proper noun nominative singular masculine "John"

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

John 3:23

ἦν δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ, καὶ παρεγίνοντο καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο·

Rough Word-by-word:
he was and also John was baptizing in Aenon near the of Salem, because waters many [was] were there, and they were coming and they were being baptized.

Smooth Translation:
John was baptizing also in Aenon near Salem, because many waters were there, and they were coming and being baptized.

ἦν verb imperfect indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "he was"

δὲ post positive conjunction "and/but"

καὶ conjunction used as an adverb "also"

Ἰωάννης proper noun nominative singular masculine "John"

βαπτίζων present active participle nominative singular masculine from βαπτίζω (I baptize) "was baptizing" (adverbial use of the participle translated as at the same time as the main verb)

ἐν dative preposition "in"

Αἰνὼν proper noun dative singular feminine "Aenon" (indeclinable)

ἐγγὺς adverb "near"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

Σαλείμ proper noun genitive singular neuter "Salem"

ὅτι conjunction "that/because"

ὕδατα noun nominative plural neuter "waters"

πολλὰ adjective nominative plural neuter "much/many"

ἦν verb imperfect indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "[it was] they were"

ἐκεῖ adverb "there"

καὶ conjunction "and"

παρεγίνοντο imperfect passive deponent indicative 3rd plural from παραγίνομαι (I come/I arrive/I appear) "they were coming" (compound - literally "to become by or near")

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἐβαπτίζοντο imperfect passive indicative 3rd plural from βαπτίζω (I baptize) "they were being baptized"

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

John 3:22

Μετὰ ταῦτα ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν γῆν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διέτριβεν μετ' αὐτῶν καὶ ἐβάπτιζεν.

Rough Word-by-word:
After these things he came the Jesus and the disciples of him into the Judea land, and there he was staying with them and he was baptizing.

Smooth Translation:
After these things Jesus came and his disciples into the land of Judea, and there he was staying with them and baptizing.

Μετὰ preposition with accusative "after"

ταῦτα demonstrative pronoun accusative plural neuter "these [things]"

ἦλθεν verb aorist indicative 3rd singular from ἔρχομαι (I come) "he came"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

Ἰησοῦς proper noun nominative singular masculine "Jesus"

καὶ conjunction "and"

οἱ definite article nominative plural masculine "the"

μαθηταὶ noun nominative plural masculine "disciples"

αὐτοῦ pronoun genitive singular masculine "of him"

εἰς accusative preposition "into/unto"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

Ἰουδαίαν adjective accusative singular feminine "Judea"

γῆν noun accusative singular feminine "earth/land"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἐκεῖ adverb "there/in that place"

διέτριβεν verb imperfect active indicative 3rd singular from διατρίβω (I remain/I stay) "he was staying" (literally "wearing through time")

μετ' preposition with genitive "with"

αὐτῶν pronoun genitive plural masculine "them"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἐβάπτιζεν verb imperfect active indicative 3rd singular from βαπτίζω (I baptize) "he was baptizing"

Monday, November 2, 2009

John 3:21

ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα φανερωθῇ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ἐν θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα.

Rough Word-by-word:
the but one doing the truth he comes to the light, that it might be revealed of him the works, that in God is it brought about.

Smooth Translation:
but the one doing the truth comes to the light, that his works might be revealed, that in God they are brought about.

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

δὲ post positive conjunction "and/but"

ποιῶν present active participle nominative masculine singular from ποιέω (I do) "one doing/one who is doing"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

ἀλήθειαν noun accusative singular feminine "truth"

ἔρχεται present middle deponent indicative 3rd singular from ἔρχομαι (I come) "he comes"

πρὸς accusative preposition "to/toward"

τὸ definite article accusative singular neuter "the"

φῶς noun accusative singular neuter "light"

ἵνα subjunctive conjunction "that"

φανερωθῇ present active subjunctive 3rd singular from φανερόω (I reveal) "[it] they might be revealed"

αὐτοῦ pronoun genitive singular masculine "of him"

τὰ definite article accusative plural neuter "the"

ἔργα noun accusative plural neuter "works"

ὅτι conjunction "that"

ἐν dative preposition "in"

θεῷ proper noun dative singular masculine "God"

ἐστιν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "[it] they are"

εἰργασμένα perfect passive participle nominative plural neuter from ἐργάζομαι (I do/I bring about/I perform) "[it has] they have been brought about"