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Thursday, January 14, 2010

John 4:18

πέντε γὰρ ἄνδρας ἔσχες, καὶ νῦν ὃν ἔχεις οὐκ ἔστιν σου ἀνήρ· τοῦτο ἀληθὲς εἴρηκας.

Rough Word-by-word:
five for husbands you had, and now [he] whom you have not he is of you husband. This true you have said."

Smooth Translation:
for you had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband. You have said this true."

πέντε numeral "five"

γὰρ post positive conjunction "for"

ἄνδρας noun accusative plural masculine "husbands"

ἔσχες verb aorist active indicative 2nd singular from ἔχω (I have) "you had"

καὶ conjunction "and"

νῦν adverb "now"

ὃν relative pronoun accusative singular masculine "whom"

ἔχεις verb present active indicative 2nd singular from ἔχω (I have) "you have"

οὐκ adverb of negation "not"

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

σου pronoun genitive 2nd singular "of you"

ἀνήρ noun nominative singular masculine "husband"

τοῦτο demonstrative pronoun accusative singular neuter "this"

ἀληθὲς adjective accusative singular neuter "true"

εἴρηκας verb perfect active indicative 2nd singular from λέγω (I say) "you have said"

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