John 9:20

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·

  1. ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsan“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. γονεῖςgoneis“parents”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γονεύς · “parent” · Strong's G1118
  5. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. εἶπαν·eipan“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. οἴδαμενoidamen“We know”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  9. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  10. οὗτόςhoutos“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  11. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  12. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. υἱὸςhuios“son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  14. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  17. τυφλὸςtuphlos“blind”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from τυφλός · “blind” · Strong's G5185
  18. 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)