John 2:25

He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
John 2:25
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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.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  3. οὐou“no”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  4. χρείανchreian“need”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χρεία · “need” · Strong's G5532
  5. εἶχενeichen“He had”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  7. τιςtis“anyone”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  8. μαρτυρήσῃmarturēsē“may testify”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  9. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  10. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἀνθρώπου·anthrōpou“man;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  12. αὐτὸςautos“He Himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  14. ἐγίνωσκενeginōsken“was knowing”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  15. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  16. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  18. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. 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)