“Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”Matthew 26:34
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Original language (Greek)
Ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν λέγω σοι ὅτι ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι τρὶς ἀπαρνήσῃ με.
- ἜφηEphē“was saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
- αὐτῷautō“to him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
- λέγωlegō“I say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- σοιsoi“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἐνen“during”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ταύτῃtautē“this”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- τῇtēa“<the>”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νυκτὶnukti“night”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from νύξ · “night” · Strong's G3571
- πρὶνprin“before [the]”Adverb · from πρίν · “before” · Strong's G4250
- ἀλέκτοραalektora“rooster”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀλέκτωρ · “rooster” · Strong's G0220
- φωνῆσαιphōnēsai“crowing”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from φωνέω · “to call” · Strong's G5455
- τρὶςtris“three times”Adverb · from τρίς · “three times” · Strong's G5151
- ἀπαρνήσῃaparnēsē“you will deny”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀπαρνέομαι · “to deny” · Strong's G0533
- με.me“Me.”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)