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John 14:16

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

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κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).Andἐρωτήσωerōtēsōwill prayἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “will pray”, an action still aheadG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.will prayτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpateraFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Fatherκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἄλλονallonanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.anotherπαράκλητονparaklētonComforterπαράκλητος (paraklētos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Comforter”, the object formG3875(a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete.This verse uses “comforter”.Comforterδώσειdōseito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἵναhinaἵναconjunctionG2443in order that, so that.ᾖēhe may abideεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he may abide”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he may abideἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.μεθ’methwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaeverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.ever

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you — to the age;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

Young’s Literal Translation

and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you — to the age;

World English Bible

I will pray to the Father , and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever :

Darby Translation

And I will beg the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

Douay-Rheims

And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever.

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