God & Savior

John 8:6

They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
John 8:6
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Original language (Greek)

τοῦτο δὲ ἔλεγον πειράζοντες αὐτόν, ἵνα ἔχωσιν κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ. ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς κάτω κύψας τῷ δακτύλῳ εἰς τὴν γῆν.

  1. τοῦτοtouto“This”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἔλεγονelegon“they were saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. πειράζοντεςpeirazontes“testing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985H
  5. αὐτόν,auton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  7. ἔχωσινechōsin“they may have [grounds]”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  8. κατηγορεῖνkatēgorein“to accuse”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from κατηγορέω · “to accuse” · Strong's G2723
  9. αὐτοῦ.autou“Him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  12. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  13. κάτωkatō“down”
    Preposition · “under” · Strong's G2736
  14. κύψαςkupsas“having stooped”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from κύπτω · “to stoop/bend down” · Strong's G2955
  15. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. δακτύλῳdaktulō“with [His] finger”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from δάκτυλος · “finger” · Strong's G1147
  17. εἰςeis“on”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  18. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. γῆν.gēn“ground.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093I
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)