John 8:24

Greek
εἶπον οὖν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
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The definite article
ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν· ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ πιστεύσητε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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Preposition meaning “in”.
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The definite article
ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν.
ESV
I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.“
NIV
I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.“
NLT
That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I Am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins.“
KJV
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

John 8:23 ← John 8:24 → John 8:25

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