John 7:50-51

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
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Verse 50

Original language (Greek)

λέγει Νικόδημος πρὸς αὐτούς, ὁ ἐλθὼν πρὸς αὐτὸν τὸ πρότερον, εἷς ὢν ἐξ αὐτῶν·

  1. λέγειlegei“Says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. ΝικόδημοςNikodēmos“Nicodemus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Nicodemus” · Strong's G3530
  3. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  4. αὐτούς,autous“them,”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἐλθὼνelthōn“having come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  7. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  8. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. πρότερον,proteron“former”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from πρότερος · “before” · Strong's G4387
  11. εἷςheis“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
  12. ὢνōn“being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. ἐξex“of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  14. 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;

  1. μὴmē“Surely not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  2. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. νόμοςnomos“law”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “law” · Strong's G3551
  4. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. κρίνειkrinei“does judge”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κρίνω · “to judge” · Strong's G2919
  6. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon“man”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  8. ἐὰνean“only”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  9. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  10. ἀκούσῃakousē“it shall hear”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  11. πρῶτονprōton“first”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
  12. παρ᾽par᾽“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  13. αὐτοῦautou“him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. γνῷgnō“may know”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  16. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  17. 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)