John 7:38

Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
John 7:38
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Original language (Greek)

ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.

  1. ὁho“The [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. πιστεύωνpisteuōn“believing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  3. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  4. ἐμέ,eme“Me myself,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  5. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  6. εἶπενeipen“has said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  7. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. γραφή,graphē“Scripture:”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
  9. ποταμοὶpotamoi“Rivers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ποταμός · “river” · Strong's G4215
  10. ἐκek“out of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  11. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. κοιλίαςkoilias“belly”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κοιλία · “belly/womb/stomach” · Strong's G2836
  13. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ῥεύσουσινrheusousin“will flow”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ῥέω · “to (over)flow” · Strong's G4482
  15. ὕδατοςhudatos“of water”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  16. ζῶντος.zōntos“living.”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, neuter · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)