His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.John 9:20
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Original language (Greek)
ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπαν· οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ὅτι τυφλὸς ἐγεννήθη·
- ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsan“Answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γονεῖςgoneis“parents”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γονεύς · “parent” · Strong's G1118
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εἶπαν·eipan“said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- οἴδαμενoidamen“We know”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- οὗτόςhoutos“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- υἱὸςhuios“son”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- τυφλὸςtuphlos“blind”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from τυφλός · “blind” · Strong's G5185
- ἐγεννήθη·egennēthē“he was born;”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)