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John 12:24

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

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ἀμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.Verilyἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated 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”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἐὰνeanExceptἐάνconjunction — “Except”G1437if.Exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόκκοςkokkosa cornκόκκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a corn”, the subject formG2848a kernel, grain, seed.a cornτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σίτουsitouof wheatσῖτος (sitos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of wheat”, the of-formG4621wheat, grain.This verse uses “wheat”.of wheatπεσὼνpesōnfallπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “fall”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.This verse uses “fall”.fallεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēngroundγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ground”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the groundἀποθάνῃapothanēand dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “and die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.and dieαὐτὸςautositαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “it”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itμόνοςmonosaloneμόνοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “alone”, the subject formG3441only, solitary, desolate.aloneμένειmeneito stayμένω (menō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀποθάνῃapothanēit dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “it die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.it dieπολὺνpolunmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchκαρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.fruitφέρειphereito bearφέρω (pherō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

Young’s Literal Translation

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;

World English Bible

Most certainly I tell you , unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone . But if it dies, it bears much fruit .

Darby Translation

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit.

Douay-Rheims

Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

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