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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

John 6:27

ἐργάζεσθε μὴ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν ἀπολλυμένην, ἀλλὰ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν μένουσαν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, ἣν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου δίδωσιν ὑμῖν· τοῦτον γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ἐσφράγισεν, ὁ θεός.

Rough Word-by-word:
You all work not the food the being destroyed, but the food the remaining unto life eternal, which the son the of man he gives to you; this [man] for the father he sealed, the God.

Smooth Translation:
Do not work for the food being destroyed, but for the food remaining unto eternal life, which the Son of Man gives to you; for God the father sealed this man.

ἐργάζεσθε verb present middle imperative 2nd plural from ἐργάζομαι (I work) "you all work"

μὴ adverb of negation "not"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

βρῶσιν noun accusative singular feminine "food"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

ἀπολλυμένην present passive participle accusative singular feminine from ἀπόλλυμι (I destroy, I perish) "being destroyed, perishing"

ἀλλὰ strong adversative conjunction "but"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

βρῶσιν noun accusative singular feminine "food"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

μένουσαν present active participle accusative singular feminine from μένω (I remain) "remaining"

εἰς accusative preposition "into, unto"

ζωὴν noun accusative singular feminine "life"

αἰώνιον adjective accusative singular feminine "eternal"

ἣν relative pronoun accusative singular feminine "which"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

υἱὸς noun nominative singular masculine "son"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "the"

ἀνθρώπου noun genitive singular masculine "of man"

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

ὑμῖν pronoun dative 2nd plural "to you"

τοῦτον demonstrative pronoun accusative singular masculine "this [man]"

γὰρ post positive conjunction "for"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

πατὴρ noun nominative singular masculine "father"

ἐσφράγισεν aorist active indicative 3rd singular from σφραγίζω (I seal) "he sealed"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

θεός proper noun nominative singular masculine "God"

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