Greek Interlinear
John 9:4 Interlinear
“I must work the works of him that sent me while day it is cometh the night when no man can work”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐμὲ | G1691 | I | me |
| 2 | δεῖ | G1163 | must | also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding) |
| 3 | ἐργάζεσθαι | G2038 | work | to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc |
| 4 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | ἔργα | G2041 | the works | toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act |
| 6 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | πέμψαντός | G3992 | of him that sent | to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas ???? (as a stronger form of ????) refers rather to the objective point or <i>term |
| 8 | με | G3165 | me | me |
| 9 | ἕως | G2193 | while | a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) |
| 10 | ἡμέρα | G2250 | day | day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of |
| 11 | ἐστίν· | G2076 | it is | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
| 12 | ἔρχεται | G2064 | cometh | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 13 | νὺξ | G3571 | the night | "night" (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | ὅτε | G3753 | when | at which (thing) too, i.e., when |
| 15 | οὐδεὶς | G3762 | no man | not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing |
| 16 | δύναται | G1410 | can | to be able or possible |
| 17 | ἐργάζεσθαι | G2038 | work | to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc |
Verse Context
John 9:3answered Jesus Neither this man hath...
John 9:4 (current)I must work the works of him that sent me while day it is cometh the night when no man can work
John 9:5As long as in of the world I am the light...