So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”John 1:22
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ· τίς εἶ; ἵνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶμεν τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς· τί λέγεις περὶ σεαυτοῦ;
- εἶπανeipan“They said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τίςtis“Who”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- εἶ;ei“are you?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἵναina“That”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- ἀπόκρισινapokrisin“an answer”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀπόκρισις · “answer” · Strong's G0612
- δῶμενdōmen“we may give”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- τοῖςtois“to those”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πέμψασινpempsasin“having sent”Verb, aorist, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from πέμπω · “to send” · Strong's G3992
- ἡμᾶς·hēmas“us;”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τίti“what”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- λέγειςlegeis“say you”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- περὶperi“about”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- σεαυτοῦ;seautou“yourself?”Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular, masculine · from σεαυτοῦ · “yourself” · Strong's G4771
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)