John 17:3

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
John 17:3
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Original language (Greek)

αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωὴ ἵνα γινώσκωσιν σὲ τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν θεὸν καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.

  1. αὕτηhautē“This”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. δέde“now”
    Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. αἰώνιοςaiōnios“eternal”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
  6. ζωὴzōē“life”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
  7. ἵναina“that”
    Preposition · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  8. γινώσκωσινginōskōsin“they may know”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  9. σὲse“You”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. μόνονmonon“only”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
  12. ἀληθινὸνalēthinon“true”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀληθινός · “true” · Strong's G0228
  13. θεὸνtheon“God”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ὃνhon“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  16. ἀπέστειλαςapesteilas“You have sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  17. ἸησοῦνIēsoun“Jesus”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  18. Χριστόν.Christon“Christ.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)