John
John 1:19
19And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| this | αὕτη | hautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| was | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| John’s | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| testimony | μαρτυρία | martyria | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3141 witness, evidence, testimony |
| when | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Jews | Ἰουδαῖοι | Ioudaioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2453 Jewish |
| of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| Jerusalem | Ἱεροσολύμων | Hierosolymōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2414 Jerusalem |
| sent | ἀπέστειλαν | apesteilan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| priests | ἱερεῖς | hiereis | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2409 a priest |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Levites | Λευίτας | Leuitas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3019 a Levite |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| ask | ἐρωτήσωσιν | erōtēsōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2065 I ask, question, request |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| you | Σὺ | Sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
Cross-references
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John 10:24 · Luke 3:15–18 · Acts 19:4 · Acts 13:25 · John 5:33–36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.