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John 8:40

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

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νῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ζητεῖτέzēteiteye seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.ye seekμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaito killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manὃςhosthatὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλήθειανalētheiantruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the object formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.λελάληκαlelalēkato speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, a completed action with a present resultG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἤκουσαēkousaI have heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.I have heardπαρὰparaofπαράpreposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐποίησενepoiēsento doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and now, ye seek to kill me — a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

Young’s Literal Translation

and now, ye seek to kill me — a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

World English Bible

But now you seek to kill me , a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God . Abraham didn’ t do this .

Darby Translation

but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.

Douay-Rheims

But now you seek to kill me, a man who have spoken the truth to you, which I have heard of God. This Abraham did not.

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