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John 8:56

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

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ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatorejoicedἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “rejoiced”, a single actionG21I exult, am full of joy.rejoicedἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toἴδῃidēseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).seeτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέρανhēmerandayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμήνemēnmyἐμός (emós)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “my”, the object formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).he sawκαὶkaiit, andκαίconjunction — “it, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.it, andἐχάρηecharēwas gladχαίρω (chairō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was glad”, a single actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.was glad

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.

Young’s Literal Translation

Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'

World English Bible

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day . He saw it and was glad .”

Darby Translation

Your father Abraham exulted in that he should see my day, and he saw and rejoiced.

Douay-Rheims

Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: he saw it, and was glad.

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