John 1:22

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
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Original language (Greek)

εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ· τίς εἶ; ἵνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶμεν τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς· τί λέγεις περὶ σεαυτοῦ;

  1. εἶπανeipan“They said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. τίςtis“Who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  5. εἶ;ei“are you?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. ἵναina“That”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  7. ἀπόκρισινapokrisin“an answer”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀπόκρισις · “answer” · Strong's G0612
  8. δῶμενdōmen“we may give”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  9. τοῖςtois“to those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. πέμψασινpempsasin“having sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from πέμπω · “to send” · Strong's G3992
  11. ἡμᾶς·hēmas“us;”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  13. λέγειςlegeis“say you”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  14. περὶperi“about”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  15. 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)