He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.John 2:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὅτιhoti“because”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- οὐou“no”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- χρείανchreian“need”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χρεία · “need” · Strong's G5532
- εἶχενeichen“He had”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- τιςtis“anyone”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
- μαρτυρήσῃmarturēsē“may testify”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπου·anthrōpou“man;”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- αὐτὸςautos“He Himself”Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἐγίνωσκενeginōsken“was knowing”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
- τίti“what”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπῳ.anthrōpō“man.”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)