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John 11:37

And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

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τινὲςtinessomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidΟὐκouknotοὐ (ou)particle — “not”G3756no, not.notἐδύνατοedunatobe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing action in the pastG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.οὗτοςhoutosthis manοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this man”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.this manὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀνοίξαςanoixasopenedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “opened”, a single actionG455I open.openedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.the eyesτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τυφλοῦtuphlouof the blindτυφλός (tuphlos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the blind”, the of-formG5185blind, physically or mentally.of the blindποιῆσαιpoiēsaito have causedποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have caused”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.have causedἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatκαὶkaievenκαίadverb — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenοὗτοςhoutosthis manοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this man”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.this manμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἀποθάνῃapothanēhave diedἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “have died”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.have died

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and certain of them said, 'Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

Young’s Literal Translation

and certain of them said, 'Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

World English Bible

Some of them said, “Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?”

Darby Translation

And some of them said, Could not this [man], who has opened the eyes of the blind [man], have caused that this [man] also should not have died?

Douay-Rheims

But some of them said: Could not he that opened the eyes of the man born blind, have caused that this man should not die?

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