King James Version

John 3:29

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

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ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νύμφηνnumphēnbrideνύμφη (numphē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “bride”, the object formG3565(a) a bride, young wife, young woman, (b) a daughter-in-law.νυμφίοςnumphiosof the bridegroom'sνυμφίοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of the bridegroom's”, the subject formG3566a bridegroom.of the bridegroom'sἐστίνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.φίλοςphilosfriendlyφίλοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “friendly”, the subject formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.This verse uses “friendly”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίουnumphioubridegroomνυμφίος (numphios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the of-formG3566a bridegroom.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑστηκὼςhestēkōsto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀκούωνakouōnto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.αὐτοῦautouthisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thisχαρᾷcharajoyχαράnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the to- or for-formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyχαίρειchaireito rejoiceχαίρω (chairō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to rejoice”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.This verse uses “rejoice”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίουnumphioubridegroomνυμφίος (numphios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the of-formG3566a bridegroom.αὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χαρὰcharajoyχαράnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the subject formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμὴemēmyἐμός (emós)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “my”, the subject formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).πεπλήρωταιpeplērōtaiis fulfilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is fulfilled”, a completed action with a present resultG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.is fulfilled

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is made full.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.

Darby Translation

He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.

Douay-Rheims

He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.

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