John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
John 6:58
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Original language (Greek)

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, οὐ καθὼς ἔφαγον οἱ πατέρες καὶ ἀπέθανον· ὁ τρώγων τοῦτον τὸν ἄρτον ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

  1. οὗτόςhoutos“This”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd 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“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἐξex“from”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  7. οὐρανοῦouranou“heaven”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  8. καταβάς,katabas“having come down,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  9. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  11. ἔφαγονephagon“ate”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  12. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. πατέρεςpateres“fathers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἀπέθανον·apethanon“died;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
  16. ὁho“The [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. τρώγωνtrōgōn“eating”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from τρώγω · “to eat” · Strong's G5176
  18. τοῦτονtouton“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  19. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἄρτονarton“bread”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
  21. ζήσειzēsei“will live”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  22. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  23. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. αἰῶνα.aiōna“age.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)