John 9:28

Greek
ἐλοιδόρησαν αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶπαν· σὺ μαθητὴς εἶplugin-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.
ἐκείνου, ἡμεῖς δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
Μωϋσέως ἐσμὲνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

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.
μαθηταί·
ESV
And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
NIV
Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow's disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
NLT
Then they cursed him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!
KJV
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

John 9:27 ← John 9:28 → John 9:29

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