Greek Interlinear
John 3:8 Interlinear
“ The wind where it listeth bloweth and the sound thereof thou hearest but not canst whence it cometh and whither it goeth so is every one that is born of The wind”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 2 | πνεύματος | G4151 | The wind | a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin |
| 3 | ὅπου | G3699 | where | what(-ever) where, i.e., at whichever spot |
| 4 | θέλει | G2309 | it listeth | to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), |
| 5 | πνεῖ | G4154 | bloweth | to breathe hard, i.e., breeze |
| 6 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 7 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | φωνὴν | G5456 | the sound | a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language |
| 9 | αὐτοῦ | G846 | thereof | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 10 | ἀκούεις | G191 | thou hearest | to hear (in various senses) |
| 11 | ἀλλ' | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 12 | οὐκ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 13 | οἶδας | G1492 | canst | used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl |
| 14 | πόθεν | G4159 | whence | from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause |
| 15 | ἔρχεται | G2064 | it cometh | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 16 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 17 | ποῦ | G4226 | whither | as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality |
| 18 | ὑπάγει· | G5217 | it goeth | to lead (oneself) under, i.e., withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively |
| 19 | οὕτως | G3779 | so | in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) |
| 20 | ἐστὶν | G2076 | is | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
| 21 | πᾶς | G3956 | every one | all, any, every, the whole |
| 22 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 23 | γεγεννημένος | G1080 | that is born | to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate |
| 24 | ἐκ | G1537 | of | a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct |
| 25 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 26 | πνεύματος | G4151 | The wind | a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin |
Verse Context
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