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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

John 5:20

ὁ γὰρ πατὴρ φιλεῖ τὸν υἱὸν καὶ πάντα δείκνυσιν αὐτῷ ἃ αὐτὸς ποιεῖ, καὶ μείζονα τούτων δείξει αὐτῷ ἔργα, ἵνα ὑμεῖς θαυμάζετε.

Rough Word-by-word:
the for father he loves the son and all he reveals to him which he he is doing, and greater than these he will reveal to him works, that you all you all might marvel.

Smooth Translation:
For the father loves the son and reveals to him all that he, himself is doing, and he will reveal to him works greater than these, that you, yourselves might marvel.

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

γὰρ post positive conjunction "for"

πατὴρ noun nominative singular masculine "father"

φιλεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from φιλέω (I love) "he loves"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

υἱὸν noun accusative singular masculine "son"

καὶ conjunction "and"

πάντα adjective accusative plural neuter "all [things]"

δείκνυσιν verb present active indicative 3rd singular from δεικνύω (I show, I reveal) "he reveals" (Not 3rd plural as was my first inclination)

αὐτῷ pronoun dative singular masculine "to him"

relative pronoun accusative plural neuter "which"

αὐτὸς pronoun nominative singular masculine "he"

ποιεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from ποιέω (I do, I make) "he is doing"

καὶ conjunction "and"

μείζονα comparative adjective genitive plural neuter "greater than"

τούτων demonstrative pronoun genitive plural neuter "these"

δείξει verb future active indicative 3rd singular from δεικνύω (I show, I reveal) "he will reveal"

αὐτῷ pronoun dative singular masculine "to him"

ἔργα noun accusative plural neuter "works"

ἵνα conjunction with subjunctive "that"

ὑμεῖς pronoun nominative 2nd plural "you all"

θαυμάζετε verb present active subjunctive 2nd plural from θαυμάζω (I marvel) "you all might marvel"

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