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Thursday, September 27, 2012

John 7:18

ὁ ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ λαλῶν τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν ζητεῖ· ὁ δὲ ζητῶν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτὸν οὗτος ἀληθής ἐστιν καὶ ἀδικία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν.

Rough Word-by-word:
The from himself one speaking the glory the one's own he seeks, the but one seeking the glory of the one who sent him this one true is and unrighteousness in him not is.

Smooth Translation:
The one speaking from himself seeks his own glory, but the one seeking the glory of the one who sent him, this one is true and unrighteousness is not in him.

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

ἀφ’ preposition with genitive "from"

ἑαυτοῦ reflexive pronoun genitive singular masculine "himself"

λαλῶν present active participle nominative singular masculine from λαλέω (I speak) "speaking"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

δόξαν noun accusative singular feminine "glory"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

ἰδίαν adjective accusative singular feminine "ones own"

ζητεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from ζητέω (I seek) "he seeks"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

δὲ post positive conjunction "but"

ζητῶν present active participle nominative singular masculine from ζητέω (I seek) "one seeking"

τὴν definite article accusative singular feminine "the"

δόξαν noun accusative singular feminine "glory"

τοῦ definite article genitive singular masculine "of the"

πέμψαντος aorist active participle genitive singular masculine "one who sent"

αὐτὸν pronoun accusative singular masculine "him"

οὗτος demonstrative pronoun nominative singular masculine "this man, this one"

ἀληθής substantive adjective nominative singular feminine "true"

ἐστιν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "[he] is"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἀδικία noun nominative singular feminine "unrighteousness"

ἐν dative preposition "in"

αὐτῷ pronoun dative singular masculine "him"

οὐκ adverb of negation "not"

ἔστιν verb present indicative 3rd singular from εἰμί (I am) "[she] is"

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