The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to gain” (περιποιήσασθαι) before will lose here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “but maybe” (δ᾽ ἂν) before shall lose here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to save” (σῶσαι) before will lose here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before who[ever] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “if” (ἐὰν) before shall lose here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it” (αὐτήν.) after will preserve here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ὃςhosWhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.Whosoeverἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.ζητήσῃzētēsēshall seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall seek”, a single actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.shall seekτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχὴνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeαὐτοῦautouitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itπεριποιήσασθαιperipoiēsasthaito gainπεριποιέομαι (peripoieomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to gain”, a single actionG4046I acquire, earn, purchase, make my own, preserve alive.ἀπολέσειapoleseishall loseἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall lose”, an action still aheadG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “lose”.shall loseαὐτήνautēnhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἀπολέσῃapolesēto destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.ζῳογονήσειzōogonēseilife shall preserveζῳογονέω (zōogoneō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “life shall preserve”, an action still aheadG2225I preserve alive (lit: bring to birth), save.life shall preserveαὐτήνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.it
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