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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"

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