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Thursday, September 12, 2013

John 7:52

ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ Μὴ καὶ σὺ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶ; ἐραύνησον καὶ ἴδε ὅτι ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας προφήτης οὐκ ἐγείρεται.
Rough Word-by-word:
They answered and they said to him, "Not also you from the Galilee are? You search and  you see that from the Galilee [a] prophet not he is raised up."

Smooth Translation:
They answered and said to him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that from Galilee a prophet is not raised up."

ἀπεκρίθησαν verb aorist passive indicative 3rd plural from ἀποκρίνομαι (I answer) "They answered"

καὶ conjunction "and"

εἶπαν aorist active indicative 3rd plural from λέγω (I say) "they said"

αὐτῷ pronoun dative singular masculine "to him"

Μὴ adverb of negation used as an interrogative "Are not"

καὶ conjunction used adverbially "also"

σὺ pronoun nominative 2nd singular "you"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from, out of"

τῆς definite article genitive singular feminine "the"

Γαλιλαίας proper noun genitive singular feminine "Galilee"

εἶ verb present indicative 2nd singular from εἰμί (I am) "you are"

ἐραύνησον verb aorist active imperative 2nd singular from ἐρευνάω (I search) "you search"

καὶ conjunction "and"

ἴδε verb aorist active imperative 2nd singular from βλέπω (I see) "you see"

ὅτι conjunction "that, because"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from, out of"

τῆς definite article genitive singular feminine "the"

Γαλιλαίας proper noun genitive singular feminine "Galilee"

προφήτης noun  nominative singular masculine "[a] prophet"

οὐκ adverb of negation "not"

ἐγείρεται verb present passive indicative 3rd singular from ἐγείρω (I raise up) "he is raised up"

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

John 7:51

Μὴ ὁ νόμος ἡμῶν κρίνει τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ πρῶτον παρ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ γνῷ τί ποιεῖ;
Rough Word-by-word:
"Does not the law of us he judges the man if not he might hear first about him and he might know what he does?"

Smooth Translation:
"Does our law judge the man if it doesn't first hear about him and know what he does?"

Μὴ adverb of negation used as an interrogative "Does not"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

νόμος noun nominative singular masculine "law"

ἡμῶν pronoun genitive 1st plural "of us"

κρίνει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from κρίνω (I judge) "[he] it judges"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

ἄνθρωπον noun accusative singular masculine "man"

ἐὰν conditional conjunction "if"

μὴ adverb of negation "not"

ἀκούσῃ verb aorist active subjunctive 3rd singular from ἀκούω (I hear) "[he] it might hear"

πρῶτον adjective accusative singular neuter "first" (here it has an adverbial use - "firstly")

παρ’ preposition with genitive "about"

αὐτοῦ pronoun genitive singular masculine "him"

καὶ conjunction "and"

γνῷ verb aorist active subjunctive 3rd singular from γινώσκω (I know) "[he] it might know"

τί interrogative pronoun accusative singular neuter "what"

ποιεῖ verb present active indicative 3rd singular from ποιέω (I do) "he does"

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

John 7:50

λέγει Νικόδημος πρὸς αὐτούς, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρότερον, εἷς ὢν ἐξ αὐτῶν

Rough Word-by-word:
He says Nicodemus to them, the one who went to him before, one being from them

Smooth Translation:
Nicodemus, the one who went to him before, said to them, being from them

Note: 
There is a story in the prepositions and pronouns. Nicodemus was from them, he went to him (Jesus), and he now speaks to them.

λέγει verb present active indicative 3rd singular from (I say) "he says"

Νικόδημος proper noun nominative singular masculine "Nicodemus"

πρὸς preposition with accusative "to, toward"

αὐτούς pronoun accusative plural masculine "them"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

ἐλθὼν aorist active participle nominative singular masculine "one who went"

πρὸς preposition with accusative "to, toward"

αὐτὸν pronoun accusative singular masculine "him"

πρότερον adverb "before"

εἷς numeral nominative singular masculine "one"

ὢν present active participle nominative singular masculine from (I am) "being"

ἐξ genitive preposition "from, out of"

αὐτῶν pronoun genitive plural masculine "them"

Monday, September 9, 2013

John 7:49

ἀλλὰ ὁ ὄχλος οὗτος ὁ μὴ γινώσκων τὸν νόμον ἐπάρατοί εἰσιν.
Rough Word-by-word:
but the crowd this the not knowing the law cursed they are.

Smooth Translation:
but this crowd which does not know the law, they are cursed.

Note:
this is an interesting change of number from 3rd singular to 3rd plural expanding the collective singular.

ἀλλὰ strong adversative conjunction "but"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

ὄχλος noun nominative singular masculine "crowd"

οὗτος demonstrative pronoun nominative singular masculine "this"

definite article nominative singular masculine "the"

μὴ adverb of negation "not"

γινώσκων present active participle nominative singular masculine from γινώσκω (I know) "knowing"

τὸν definite article accusative singular masculine "the"

νόμον noun accusative singular masculine "law"

ἐπάρατοί adjective nominative plural masculine "cursed"

εἰσιν verb present indicative 3rd plural from εἰμί (I am) "they are"

Thursday, September 5, 2013

John 7:48

μή τις ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτὸν ἢ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων;

Rough Word-by-word:
Has not any from the chief priests he believed into him or from the Pharisees?

Smooth Translation:
Have any of the chief priests believed in him, or from the Pharisees?

μή adverb of negation used as an interrogative "has not"

τις indefinite pronoun nominative singular masculine "any"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from, out of"

τῶν definite article genitive plural masculine "the"

ἀρχόντων noun genitive plural masculine "chief priests"

ἐπίστευσεν verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from πιστεύω (I believe) "he believed"

εἰς accusative preposition "into, unto"

αὐτὸν pronoun accusative singular masculine "him"

conjunction "or"

ἐκ genitive preposition "from, out of"

τῶν definite article genitive plural masculine "the"

Φαρισαίων proper noun genitive plural masculine "Pharisees"

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

John 7:47

ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν αὐτοῖς οἱ Φαρισαῖοι Μὴ καὶ ὑμεῖς πεπλάνησθε;
Rough Word-by-word:
They answered therefore to them the Pharisees, "Are not also you all you have been deceived?"

Smooth Translation:
Therefore the Pharisees answered to them, "Have you also been deceived?"

ἀπεκρίθησαν verb aorist passive indicative 3rd plural from ἀποκρίνομαι (I answer) "they answered"

οὖν post positive conjunction "therefore"

αὐτοῖς pronoun dative plural masculine "to them"

οἱ definite article nominative plural masculine "the"

Φαρισαῖοι proper noun nominative plural masculine "Pharisees"

Μὴ adverb of negation used as interrogative "are not"

καὶ adverbial use of conjunction "also"

ὑμεῖς pronoun nominative plural masculine "you all"

πεπλάνησθε verb perfect passive indicative 2nd plural from πλανάω (I deceive) "you all have been deceived"

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

John 7:46

ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ ὑπηρέται Οὐδέποτε ἐλάλησεν οὕτως ἄνθρωπος.
Rough Word-by-word:
They answered the servants, "not ever he spoke this manner [a] man."

Smooth Translation:
The servants answered, "A man never spoke like this."

ἀπεκρίθησαν verb aorist passive indicative 3rd plural from ἀποκρίνομαι (I answer) "they answered"

οἱ definite article nominative plural  masculine "the"

ὑπηρέται noun nominative plural masculine "servants"

Οὐδέποτε adverb "not ever"

ἐλάλησεν verb aorist active indicative 3rd singular from λαλέω (I speak) "he spoke"

οὕτως adverb "this manner, this way"

ἄνθρωπος noun nominative singular masculine "man"