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John 5:16 Interlinear

And therefore did Jesus the Jews And sought him to slay because these things he had done on the sabbath day

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1καὶG2532Andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
2διὰG1223thereforethrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
3τοῦτοG5124that thing
4ἐδίωκονG1377didcompare the base of g1169 and g1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
5τὸνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
6ἸησοῦνG2424Jesusjesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
7οἱG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8ἸουδαῖοιG2453the Jewsjudaean, i.e., belonging to jehudah
9καὶG2532Andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
10ἐζήτουνG2212soughtto seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
11αὐτὸνG846himthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
12ἀποκτεῖναι,G615to slayto kill outright; figuratively, to destroy
13ὅτιG3754becausedemonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
14ταῦταG5023these thingsthese things
15ἐποίειG4160he had doneto make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
16ἐνG1722on"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
17σαββάτῳG4521the sabbath daythe sabbath (i.e., shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight,

Verse Context

John 5:15departed which The man and told which...
John 5:16 (current)And therefore did Jesus the Jews And sought him to slay because these things he had done on the sabbath day
John 5:17 But Jesus answered them ...

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