All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.John 10:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
πάντες ὅσοι ἦλθον πρὸ ἐμοῦ, κλέπται εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί· ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα.
- πάντεςpantes“All”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- ὅσοιhosoi“as many as”Correlative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
- ἦλθονēlthon“came”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- πρὸpro“before”Preposition · from πρό · “before” · Strong's G4253
- ἐμοῦ,emou“Me”Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- κλέπταιkleptai“thieves”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from κλέπτης · “thief” · Strong's G2812
- εἰσὶνeisin“are”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- λῃσταί·lēstai“robbers;”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from λῃστής · “robber/rebel” · Strong's G3027
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἤκουσανēkousan“did listen”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- αὐτῶνautōn“to them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τὰta“the”Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πρόβατα.probata“sheep.”Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)