Matthew 26:34

“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.

  1. ἜφηEphē“was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
  2. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. ἀμὴνamēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  6. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  7. σοιsoi“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  8. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  9. ἐνen“during”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. ταύτῃtautē“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  11. τῇtēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. νυκτὶnukti“night”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from νύξ · “night” · Strong's G3571
  13. πρὶνprin“before [the]”
    Adverb · from πρίν · “before” · Strong's G4250
  14. ἀλέκτοραalektora“rooster”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀλέκτωρ · “rooster” · Strong's G0220
  15. φωνῆσαιphōnēsai“crowing”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from φωνέω · “to call” · Strong's G5455
  16. τρὶςtris“three times”
    Adverb · from τρίς · “three times” · Strong's G5151
  17. ἀπαρνήσῃaparnēsē“you will deny”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀπαρνέομαι · “to deny” · Strong's G0533
  18. 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)