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John 9:2

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἠρώτησανērōtēsanaskedἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “asked”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.askedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.αὐτοῦautouthis manαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this man”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.this manλέγοντεςlegontesto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated 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 “speak”.ῬαββίrhabbiRabbiῥαββίnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Rabbi”, the calling formG4461Rabbi, my master, teacher; a title of respect often applied to Christ.This verse uses “Rabbi”.τίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἥμαρτενhēmartento sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to sin”, a single actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γονεῖςgoneisparentsγονεύς (goneus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “parents”, the subject formG1118a begetter, father; plur: parents.parentsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatτυφλὸςtuphlosblindτυφλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “blind”, the subject formG5185blind, physically or mentally.blindγεννηθῇgennēthēto begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to beget”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and his disciples asked him, saying, 'Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

Young’s Literal Translation

and his disciples asked him, saying, 'Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'

World English Bible

His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

Darby Translation

And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this [man] or his parents, that he should be born blind?

Douay-Rheims

And his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who hath sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

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