We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”John 9:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι Μωϋσεῖ λελάληκεν ὁ θεός, τοῦτον δὲ οὐκ οἴδαμεν πόθεν ἐστίν.
- ἡμεῖςhēmeis“We ourselves”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- οἴδαμενoidamen“know”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ΜωϋσεῖMōusei“to Moses”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
- λελάληκενlelalēken“has spoken”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεός,theos“God,”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- τοῦτονtouton“this [man]”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- οἴδαμενoidamen“we know”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- πόθενpothen“from where”Adverb · “whence/how” · Strong's G4159
- ἐστίν.estin“is.”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · 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)