God & Savior

John 2:21

But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
John 2:21
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Original language (Greek)

ἐκεῖνος δὲ ἔλεγεν περὶ τοῦ ναοῦ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ.

  1. ἐκεῖνοςekeinos“He”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “that” · Strong's G1565
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἔλεγενelegen“was speaking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  5. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ναοῦnaou“temple”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ναός · “temple” · Strong's G3485
  7. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. σώματοςsōmatos“body”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  9. αὐτοῦ.autou“of Him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, 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)