Mark 4:12

so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
Mark 4:12
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Original language (Greek)

ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς

  1. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  2. βλέποντεςblepontes“Looking”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  3. βλέπωσινblepōsin“they may look”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  6. ἴδωσινidōsin“they may perceive”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492G
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. ἀκούοντεςakouontes“hearing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  9. ἀκούωσινakouōsin“they may hear”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  12. συνιῶσινsuniōsin“they may understand”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from συνίημι · “to understand” · Strong's G4920
  13. μήποτεmēpote“otherwise”
    Particle, negative + Particle · “lest + πότε=when” · Strong's G3361
  14. ἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsin“they may turn”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἐπιστρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G1994
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἀφεθῇaphethēa“may be forgiven”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863H
  17. αὐτοῖςautois“to them’”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)