John 6:51-52

51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” 52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
John 6:51-52
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Verse 51

Original language (Greek)

Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς· ἐάν τις φάγῃ ἐκ τούτου τοῦ ἄρτου, ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. καὶ ὁ ἄρτος δὲ ὃν ἐγὼ δώσω ἡ σάρξ μού ἐστιν ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ζωῆς.

  1. ἘγώEgō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  2. εἰμιeimi“am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἄρτοςartos“bread”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “bread” · Strong's G0740
  5. ὁho“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ζῶνzōn“is living”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  7. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  9. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. οὐρανοῦouranou“heaven”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  11. καταβάς·katabas“having come down;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  12. ἐάνean“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1437
  13. τιςtis“anyone”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  14. φάγῃphagē“shall have eaten”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  15. ἐκek“of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  16. τούτουtoutou“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  17. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ἄρτου,artou“bread,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
  19. ζήσειzēsei“he will live”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  20. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  21. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. αἰῶνα.aiōna“age.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165H
  23. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. ἄρτοςartos“bread”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “bread” · Strong's G0740
  26. δὲde“also”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  27. ὃνhon“that”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  28. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  29. δώσωdōsō“will give”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  30. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  31. σάρξsarx“flesh”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  32. μούmou“of Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  33. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  34. ὑπὲρhuper“for”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  35. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  36. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  37. κόσμουkosmou“world”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  38. ζωῆς.zōēs“life.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222

Verse 52

Original language (Greek)

Ἐμάχοντο οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες· πῶς δύναται οὗτος ἡμῖν δοῦναι τὴν σάρκα αὐτοῦ φαγεῖν;

  1. ἘμάχοντοEmachonto“Were arguing”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from μάχομαι · “to quarrel” · Strong's G3164
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. πρὸςpros“with”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  4. ἀλλήλουςallēlous“one another”
    Reciprocal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀλλήλων · “one another” · Strong's G0240
  5. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi“Jews”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  7. λέγοντες·legontes“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  8. πῶςpōs“How”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  9. δύναταιdunatai“is able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  10. οὗτοςhoutos“this [man]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  11. ἡμῖνhēmin“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. δοῦναιdounai“to give”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  13. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. σάρκαsarka“flesh”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  15. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. φαγεῖν;phagein“to eat?”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)