John 10:8

All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
John 10:8
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Original language (Greek)

πάντες ὅσοι ἦλθον πρὸ ἐμοῦ, κλέπται εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί· ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα.

  1. πάντεςpantes“All”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  2. ὅσοιhosoi“as many as”
    Correlative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
  3. ἦλθονēlthon“came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  4. πρὸpro“before”
    Preposition · from πρό · “before” · Strong's G4253
  5. ἐμοῦ,emou“Me”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  6. κλέπταιkleptai“thieves”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from κλέπτης · “thief” · Strong's G2812
  7. εἰσὶνeisin“are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. λῃσταί·lēstai“robbers;”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from λῃστής · “robber/rebel” · Strong's G3027
  10. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  11. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  12. ἤκουσανēkousan“did listen”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  13. αὐτῶνautōn“to them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. 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)