John 12:39

For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
John 12:39
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Original language (Greek)

διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιστεύειν, ὅτι πάλιν εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας·

  1. διὰdia“Because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  2. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  4. ἠδύναντοēdunanto“they were able”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  5. πιστεύειν,pisteuein“to believe,”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  6. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  7. πάλινpalin“again”
    Adverb · “again” · Strong's G3825
  8. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  9. Ἠσαΐας·Ēsaias“Isaiah:”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡσαΐας · “Isaiah” · Strong's G2268
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)