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John 20:31

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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
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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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.
γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστινplugin-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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The definite article
Χριστὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine.
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The definite article
υἱὸς τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
θεοῦ,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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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”
ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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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)
ESV
but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
NIV
But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
NLT
But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
KJV
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

John 20:30 ← John 20:31 → John 21:1

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