God & Savior

John 10:1

“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
John 10:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων ἀλλ᾽ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν, ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής·

  1. ἈμὴνAmēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  2. ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  3. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. ὑμῖν·humin“to you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  7. εἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenos“entering in”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  8. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  9. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. θύραςthuras“door”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from θύρα · “door” · Strong's G2374
  11. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. αὐλὴνaulēn“fold”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐλή · “palace/courtyard” · Strong's G0833
  14. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. προβάτωνprobatōn“sheep”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
  16. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  17. ἀναβαίνωνanabainōn“climbing up”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀναβαίνω · “to ascend” · Strong's G0305
  18. ἀλλαχόθεν,allachothen“another way,”
    Adverb · from ἀλλαχόθεν · “from elsewhere” · Strong's G0237
  19. ἐκεῖνοςekeinos“he”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “that” · Strong's G1565
  20. κλέπτηςkleptēs“a thief”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “thief” · Strong's G2812
  21. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  22. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. λῃστής·lēstēs“a robber;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from λῃστής · “robber/rebel” · Strong's G3027
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)