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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"

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