John 9:29

We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
John 9:29
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Original language (Greek)

ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι Μωϋσεῖ λελάληκεν ὁ θεός, τοῦτον δὲ οὐκ οἴδαμεν πόθεν ἐστίν.

  1. ἡμεῖςhēmeis“We ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  2. οἴδαμενoidamen“know”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. ΜωϋσεῖMōusei“to Moses”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
  5. λελάληκενlelalēken“has spoken”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  6. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. θεός,theos“God,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  8. τοῦτονtouton“this [man]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  9. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  10. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  11. οἴδαμενoidamen“we know”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  12. πόθενpothen“from where”
    Adverb · “whence/how” · Strong's G4159
  13. 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)