“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”John 1:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν· τί οὖν; σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ; καὶ λέγει· οὐκ εἰμί. ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; καὶ ἀπεκρίθη· οὔ.
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἠρώτησανērōtēsan“they asked”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐρωτάω · “to ask” · Strong's G2065
- αὐτόν·auton“him;”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τίti“What”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- οὖν;oun“then?”Conjunction · from οὖν · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- σὺsu“You yourself”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἨλίαςĒlias“Elijah”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡλίας · “Elijah” · Strong's G2243
- εἶ;ei“are”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- λέγει·legei“he says;”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- οὐκouk“Not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- εἰμί.eimi“I am.”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“The”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- προφήτηςprophētēs“prophet”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
- εἶei“are”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- σύ;su“you yourself?”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀπεκρίθη·apekrithē“he answered;”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- οὔ.ou“No.”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)