King James Version

John 9:38

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἔφηephēhe saidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.he saidΠιστεύωpisteuōI believeπιστεύωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.I believeκύριεkurielordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσεκύνησενprosekunēsenhe worshippedπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he worshipped”, a single actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.he worshippedαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said, 'I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.

Translation Note

προσεκύνησεν is a verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular, from προσκυνέω, the same verb as in Matthew 28:9 and Hebrews 1:6. Dodson’s range is “I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.”

The King James Version reads “and he worshipped him.” The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “And he did obeisance to him.” The man has just said κύριε, “Lord.”

King James Version. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “He said: “I do put faith in him, Lord.” And he did obeisance to him.” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said, 'I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.

World English Bible

He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.

Darby Translation

And he said, I believe, Lord: and he did him homage.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: I believe, Lord. And falling down, he adored him.

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