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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

John 8:19

ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ Ποῦ ἐστὶν ὁ πατήρ σου; ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς Οὔτε ἐμὲ οἴδατε οὔτε τὸν πατέρα μου· εἰ ἐμὲ ᾔδειτε, καὶ τὸν πατέρα μου ἂν ᾔδειτε.

Rough Word-by-word:
They were saying therefore to him, "Where he is the father of you?" He answered Jesus, "And not me you all know and not the father of me. If me you all had known, also the father of me would you all had known."

Smooth Translation:
Therefore they were saying to him, "Where is your father?" Jesus answered, "You all do not know me or the father. If you all had known me, you also would have known my father."

ἔλεγον verb imperfect active indicative 3rd plural from λέγω (I say) "they were saying"

οὖν post positive conjunction "therefore"

αὐτῷ pronoun dative singular masculine "to him"

Ποῦ adverb "where"

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

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

πατήρ noun nominative singular masculine "father"

σου pronoun genitive 2nd singular "of you"

ἀπεκρίθη verb aorist passive indicative 3rd singular from ἀποκρίνω(I answer) "he answered"

Ἰησοῦς proper noun nominative singular masculine "Jesus"

Οὔτε conjunction "and not"

ἐμὲ pronoun accusative 1st singular "me"

οἴδατε verb perfect active indicative 2nd plural from εἴδω (I know) "you all know" (perfect in form, but translated as a present)

οὔτε conjunction "and not"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

πατέρα noun accusative singular masculine "father"

μου pronoun genitive 1st singular "of me"

εἰ conditional conjunction "if"

ἐμὲ pronoun accusative 1st singular "me"

ᾔδειτε verb pluperfect active indicative 2nd plural from εἴδω (I know) "you all had known"

καὶ conjunction used adverbially "also"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

πατέρα noun accusative singular masculine "father"

μου pronoun genitive 1st singular "of me"

ἂν conditional particle "would"

ᾔδειτε verb pluperfect active indicative 2nd plural from εἴδω (I know) "you all had known"

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