John
John 8:53
53Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| greater than | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| father | πατρὸς | patros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| Abraham | Ἀβραάμ | Abraam | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
| died | ἀπέθανεν | apethanen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| prophets | προφῆται | prophētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4396 a prophet, poet |
| Who | τίνα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| do You claim to be | ποιεῖς | poieis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 4:12 · Hebrews 7:1–7 · Isaiah 9:6 · Romans 9:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.