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John 8:57

Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

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εἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jews”, the subject formG2453Jewish.the Jewsπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΠεντήκονταpentēkontafiftyπεντήκονταadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “fifty”, the object formG4004fifty.fiftyἔτηetēyears oldἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years old”, the object formG2094a year.years oldοὔπωoupōnot yetοὔπωadverb — “not yet”G3768not yet.ἔχειςecheisto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the object formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamἑώρακαςheōrakasto seeὁράω (horaō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to see”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

Young’s Literal Translation

The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'

World English Bible

The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?”

Darby Translation

The Jews therefore said to him, Thou hast not yet fifty years, and hast thou seen Abraham?

Douay-Rheims

The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

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