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John 10:21

Greek
ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· ταῦταplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

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Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ῥήματα οὐκ ἔστινplugin-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.
δαιμονιζομένου· μὴ δαιμόνιον δύναται τυφλῶν ὀφθαλμοὺς ἀνοῖξαι;
ESV
Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
NIV
But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
NLT
Others said, “This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
KJV
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

John 10:20 ← John 10:21 → John 10:22

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