Greek Interlinear
John 8:58 Interlinear
“said unto them Jesus Verily Verily I say unto you Before Abraham was I am”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἶπεν | G2036 | said | to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| 2 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | unto them | 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 |
| 3 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 4 | Ἰησοῦς | G2424 | Jesus | jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites |
| 5 | ἀμὴν | G281 | Verily | properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) |
| 6 | ἀμὴν | G281 | Verily | properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) |
| 7 | λέγω | G3004 | I say | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 8 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 9 | πρὶν | G4250 | Before | before |
| 10 | Ἀβραὰμ | G11 | Abraham | abraham, the hebrew patriarch |
| 11 | γενέσθαι | G1096 | was | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 12 | ἐγὼ | G1473 | I | i, me |
| 13 | εἰμί | G1510 | am | i exist (used only when emphatic) |
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