God & Savior

John 13:38

“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.
John 13:38
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Original language (Greek)

ἀποκρίνεται Ἰησοῦς· τὴν ψυχήν σου ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ θήσεις; ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι· οὐ μὴ ἀλέκτωρ φωνήσῃ ἕως οὗ ἀρνήσῃ με τρίς.

  1. ἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetai“answers”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  3. τὴνtēn“The”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ψυχήνpsuchēn“life”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590H
  5. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. ὑπὲρhuper“for”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  7. ἐμοῦemou“Me”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  8. θήσεις;thēseis“will you lay down?”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from τίθημι · “to place” · Strong's G5087
  9. ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  10. ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  11. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  12. σοι·soi“to you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  14. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  15. ἀλέκτωρalektōr“[the] rooster”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “rooster” · Strong's G0220
  16. φωνήσῃphōnēsē“may crow”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from φωνέω · “to call” · Strong's G5455
  17. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  18. οὗhou“that”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  19. ἀρνήσῃarnēsē“you will deny”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀρνέομαι · “to deny” · Strong's G0720
  20. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  21. τρίς.tris“three times.”
    Adverb · from τρίς · “three times” · Strong's G5151
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)