Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”John 6:70
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐκ ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς τοὺς δώδεκα ἐξελεξάμην, καὶ ἐξ ὑμῶν εἷς διάβολός ἐστιν;
- ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- αὐτοῖςautois“them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- οὐκouk“Not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δώδεκαdōdeka“Twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- ἐξελεξάμην,exelexamēn“did choose,”Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐξex“of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ὑμῶνhumōn“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- εἷςheis“one”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
- διάβολόςdiabolos“a devil”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from διάβολος · “devilish/the Devil” · Strong's G1228
- ἐστιν;estin“is?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)