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John 18:32

That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

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ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogossayingλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the sayingτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of Jesusπληρωθῇplērōthēmight be fulfilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “might be fulfilled”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.might be fulfilledὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).he spakeσημαίνωνsēmainōnsignifyingσημαίνω (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)

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he said, signifying by what death he was about to die.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should die.

Young’s Literal Translation

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he said, signifying by what death he was about to die.

World English Bible

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

Darby Translation

that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he spoke, signifying what death he should die.

Douay-Rheims

That the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he said, signifying what death he should die.

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