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John 10:24

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

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ἐκύκλωσανekuklōsancameκυκλόω (kukloō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “came”, a single actionG2944I encircle, besiege, surround.cameοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the subject formG2453Jewish.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔλεγονelegonsaidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἝωςheōsHow longἕωςpreposition — “How long”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.How longπότεpotewhen?πότεadverb — “when?”G4219when, at what time.This verse uses “when”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχὴνpsuchēnto doubtψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to doubt”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.to doubtἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).αἴρειςaireisto take upαἴρω (airō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to take up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.εἰei? Ifεἰconjunction — “? If”G1487if.? Ifσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouεἶeibeεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.the Christεἰπὲeipeto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).tellἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaplainlyπαρρησίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “plainly”, the to- or for-formG3954freedom, openness, especially in speech; boldness, confidence.plainly

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

Young’s Literal Translation

the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'

World English Bible

The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

Darby Translation

The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say [so] to us openly.

Douay-Rheims

The Jews therefore came round about him, and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

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