50Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked, 51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”John 7:50-51
Original language and places
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Verse 50
Original language (Greek)
λέγει Νικόδημος πρὸς αὐτούς, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν τὸ πρότερον, εἷς ὢν ἐξ αὐτῶν·
- λέγειlegei“Says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ΝικόδημοςNikodēmos“Nicodemus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Nicodemus” · Strong's G3530
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτούς,autous“them,”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“the [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐλθὼνelthōn“having come”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πρότερον,proteron“former”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from πρότερος · “before” · Strong's G4387
- εἷςheis“one”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
- ὢνōn“being”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐξex“of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- αὐτῶν·autōn“them;”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
Verse 51
Original language (Greek)
μὴ ὁ νόμος ἡμῶν κρίνει τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ πρῶτον παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ γνῷ τί ποιεῖ;
- μὴmē“Surely not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νόμοςnomos“law”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “law” · Strong's G3551
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- κρίνειkrinei“does judge”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κρίνω · “to judge” · Strong's G2919
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon“man”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἐὰνean“only”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- μὴmē“unless”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἀκούσῃakousē“it shall hear”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- πρῶτονprōton“first”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
- παρ᾽par᾽“from”Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
- αὐτοῦautou“him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- γνῷgnō“may know”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
- τίti“what”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ποιεῖ;poiei“he does?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)