King James Version

John 8:53

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you yourself” (σὺ) before make You here.

μὴmēArtμήparticle — “Art”G3361not, lest.Artσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouμείζωνmeizōngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.εἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἈβραάμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the of-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamὅστιςhostiswhichὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἀπέθανενapethanenis deadἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is dead”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.is deadκαὶkai? andκαίconjunction — “? and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.? andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προφῆταιprophētaiprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetsἀπέθανονapethanonare deadἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are dead”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.are deadτίναtinawhomτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whomσεαυτὸνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thouποιεῖςpoieisto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

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σὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

Young’s Literal Translation

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'

World English Bible

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?”

Darby Translation

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself?

Douay-Rheims

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself?

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