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John 8:25

In John 8 of John.

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “are” (εἶ;) before Said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “also” (καὶ) before I am 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 himΣὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouτίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.εἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.εἶπενeipento 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).saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχὴνarchēnfrom the beginningἀρχή (archē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “from the beginning”, the object formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.from the beginningὅhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.λαλῶlalōto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.

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καὶkai? Andκαίconjunction — “? And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

They said, therefore, to him, 'Thou — who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, 'Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;

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American Standard Version (1901)

They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning.

Young’s Literal Translation

They said, therefore, to him, 'Thou — who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, 'Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;

World English Bible

They said therefore to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “ Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.

Darby Translation

They said therefore to him, Who art thou? [And] Jesus said to them, Altogether that which I also say to you.

Douay-Rheims

They said therefore to him: Who art thou? Jesus said to them: The beginning, who also speak unto you.

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