John

John 9:21–22

²¹But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

²²His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

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John 9:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
how	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
he can now see	βλέπει	blepei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G991 I look, see
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
opened	ἤνοιξεν	ēnoixen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G455 I open
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
eyes	ὀφθαλμοὺς	ophthalmous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3788 the eye
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
know	οἴδαμεν	oidamen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
Ask	ἐρωτήσατε	erōtēsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2065 I ask, question, request
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
He	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
is	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
old enough	ἡλικίαν	hēlikian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2244 age, stature
to speak	λαλήσει	lalēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
himself	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself

John 9:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
parents	γονεῖς	goneis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1118 a parent
said	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
this	Ταῦτα	Tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
they were afraid	ἐφοβοῦντο	ephobounto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5399 I fear, am terrified
of the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίους	Ioudaious	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
had already determined	συνετέθειντο	synetetheinto	Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G4934 I make an agreement, agree
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
anyone who	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
confessed	ὁμολογήσῃ	homologēsē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3670 I confess, profess, acknowledge, praise
Christ	Χριστόν	Christon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
would be	γένηται	genētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
put out of the synagogue	ἀποσυνάγωγος	aposynagōgos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G656 away from the synagogue, excommunicated

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John 9:22 John 16:2 · John 7:13 · Luke 6:22 · John 12:42–43 · Isaiah 57:11 · John 9:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.