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John 12:19

In John 12 of John.

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.εἶπανeipanto 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).saidπρὸςprosamongπρόςpreposition — “among”G4314to, towards, with.amongἑαυτούςheautousthemselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.themselvesΘεωρεῖτεtheōreitePerceive yeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “Perceive ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.Perceive yeὅτιhotihowὅτιconjunction — “how”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.howοὐκouknothingοὐ (ou)adverb — “nothing”G3756no, not.nothingὠφελεῖτεōpheleiteto helpὠφελέω (ōpheleō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to help”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5623I help, benefit, do good, am useful (to), profit.This verse uses “help”.οὐδένoudennoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “none”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.ἴδεide? beholdἴδεparticle — “? behold”G2396See! Lo! Behold! Look!.? beholdὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldὀπίσωopisōafterὀπίσωpreposition — “after”G3694behind, after; back, backwards.This verse uses “after”.afterαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀπῆλθενapēlthento go awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to go away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, 'Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him.

Young’s Literal Translation

the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, 'Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'

World English Bible

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”

Darby Translation

The Pharisees therefore said to one another, Ye see that ye profit nothing: behold, the world is gone after him.

Douay-Rheims

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we prevail nothing? behold, the whole world is gone after him.

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