Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.John 17:3
Original language and places
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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.
- αὕτηhautē“This”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- δέde“now”Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- αἰώνιοςaiōnios“eternal”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
- ζωὴzōē“life”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
- ἵναina“that”Preposition · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- γινώσκωσινginōskōsin“they may know”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
- σὲse“You”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μόνονmonon“only”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
- ἀληθινὸνalēthinon“true”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀληθινός · “true” · Strong's G0228
- θεὸνtheon“God”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὃνhon“whom”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἀπέστειλαςapesteilas“You have sent”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
- ἸησοῦνIēsoun“Jesus”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- 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)