God & Savior

John 2:20

“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
John 2:20
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Original language (Greek)

εἶπαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· τεσσεράκοντα καὶ ἓξ ἔτεσιν οἰκοδομήθη ὁ ναὸς οὗτος, καὶ σὺ ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις ἐγερεῖς αὐτόν;

  1. εἶπανeipan“Said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. Ἰουδαῖοι·Ioudaioi“Jews;”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  5. τεσσεράκονταtesserakonta“For forty”
    Adjective, number · from τεσσαράκοντα · “forty” · Strong's G5062
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. ἓξhex“six”
    Adjective, number · from ἕξ · “six” · Strong's G1803
  8. ἔτεσινetesin“years”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
  9. οἰκοδομήθηoikodomēthē“was built”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from οἰκοδομέω · “to build” · Strong's G3618
  10. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ναὸςnaos“temple”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ναός · “temple” · Strong's G3485
  12. οὗτος,houtos“this,”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. σὺsu“You yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  16. τρισὶνtrisin“three”
    Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from τρεῖς, τρία · “three” · Strong's G5140
  17. ἡμέραιςhēmerais“days”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  18. ἐγερεῖςegereis“will raise up”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἐγείρω · “to arise” · Strong's G1453
  19. αὐτόν;auton“it?”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)