King James Version
John 12:33
This he said, signifying what death he should die.
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τοῦτοtoutoThisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “This”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he 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.he saidσημαίνωνsēmainōnsignifyingσημαίνω (sēmainō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “signifying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4591I signify, indicate, give a sign, make known.signifyingποίῳpoiōwhatποῖος (poios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “what”, the to- or for-formG4169of what sort.whatθανάτῳthanatōdeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “death”, the to- or for-formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathἤμελλενēmellenhe shouldμέλλω (mellō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he should”, an ongoing action in the pastG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.he shouldἀποθνῄσκεινapothnēskeinto dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, present active infinitive — “to die”, an ongoing or repeated actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.die
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;
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American Standard Version (1901)
But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
Young’s Literal Translation
And this he said signifying by what death he was about to die;
World English Bible
But he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.
Darby Translation
But this he said signifying by what death he was about to die.
Douay-Rheims
(Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)
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