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John 17:25

O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

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ΠάτερpaterFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherδίκαιεdikaiejustδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “just”, the calling formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, 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.σεsethouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thou”, the object formG4771you.thouοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔγνωegnōto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.δέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.σεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἔγνωνegnōnto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οὗτοιhoutoithisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἔγνωσανegnōsanto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.σύsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἀπέστειλαςapesteilasto sendἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to send”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Righteous Father, also the world did not know Thee, and I knew Thee, and these have known that Thou didst send me,

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American Standard Version (1901)

O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Righteous Father, also the world did not know Thee, and I knew Thee, and these have known that Thou didst send me,

World English Bible

Righteous Father , the world hasn’ t known you , but I knew you ; and these knew that you sent me .

Darby Translation

Righteous Father, — and the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Douay-Rheims

Just Father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee: and these have known that thou hast sent me.

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