John 8:31

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
John 8:31
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Original language (Greek)

Ἔλεγεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς τοὺς πεπιστευκότας αὐτῷ Ἰουδαίους· ἐὰν ὑμεῖς μείνητε ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῷ ἐμῷ, ἀληθῶς μαθηταί μού ἐστε,

  1. ἜλεγενElegen“Was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  6. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. πεπιστευκόταςpepisteukotas“having believed”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  8. αὐτῷautō“in Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. Ἰουδαίους·Ioudaious“Jews;”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  10. ἐὰνean“If”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  11. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  12. μείνητεmeinēte“shall abide”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  13. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. λόγῳlogō“word”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  16. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἐμῷ,emō“of Mine,”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐμός · “my” · Strong's G1473
  18. ἀληθῶςalēthōs“truly”
    Adverb · “truly” · Strong's G0230
  19. μαθηταίmathētai“disciples”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  20. μούmou“of Mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  21. ἐστε,este“you are,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · 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)