Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἔλεγονelegonsaid theyλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “said they”, 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.said theyοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΠοῦpouWhereποῦadverb — “Where”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.Whereἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατήρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Οὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveοὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.norτὸνtontheὁ (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”.FatherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ἐμὲemeIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ᾔδειτεēdeiteto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action before another past momentG1492I know, remember, appreciate.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸνtontheὁ (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”.FatherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἂνanalsoἄνparticle — “also”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.alsoᾔδειτεēdeiteto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action before another past momentG1492I know, remember, appreciate.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
They said, therefore, to him, 'Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, 'Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.
Young’s Literal Translation
They said, therefore, to him, 'Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, 'Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'
World English Bible
They said therefore to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “ You know neither me nor my Father . If you knew me , you would know my Father also .”
Darby Translation
They said to him therefore, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me nor my Father. If ye had known me, ye would have known also my Father.
Douay-Rheims
They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither me do you know, nor my Father: if you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also.
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