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Monday, January 10, 2011

John 6:59

ταῦτα εἶπεν ἐν συναγωγῇ διδάσκων ἐν Καφαρναούμ.

Rough Word-by-word:
These [things] he said in [the] synagogue while teaching in Capernaum.

Smooth Translation:
He said these things in the synagogue while teaching in Capernaum.

ταῦτα demonstrative pronoun nominative plural neuter "these [things]"

εἶπεν verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from λέγω (I say) "he said"

ἐν dative preposition "in"

συναγωγῇ noun dative singular feminine "[the] synagogue"

διδάσκων present active participle nominative singular masculine from διδάσκω (I teach) "while teaching" (note predicate position of the participle - translate with a temporal clause"

ἐν dative preposition "in"

Καφαρναούμ proper noun dative singular feminine "Capernaum"

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