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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς
- ἵναina“so that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- βλέποντεςblepontes“Looking”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
- βλέπωσινblepōsin“they may look”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἴδωσινidōsin“they may perceive”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀκούοντεςakouontes“hearing”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- ἀκούωσινakouōsin“they may hear”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- συνιῶσινsuniōsin“they may understand”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from συνίημι · “to understand” · Strong's G4920
- μήποτεmēpote“otherwise”Particle, negative + Particle · “lest + πότε=when” · Strong's G3361
- ἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsin“they may turn”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἐπιστρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G1994
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀφεθῇaphethēa“may be forgiven”Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863H
- 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)