John 12:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”
John 12:24 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 12:2424 words
ἀμὴνamēnamen
ἀμὴνamēnamen
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
μὴmēnot
ὁhothe
κόκκοςkokkoscorn, grain
τοῦtouthe
σίτουsitoucorn, wheat
πεσὼνpesōnfail, fall (down), light on
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
ἀποθάνῃapothanēbe dead, death, die
αὐτὸςautoshe / she / it / same
μόνοςmonosonly / alone
μένειmeneiabide, continue, dwell
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
δὲdeand / but
ἀποθάνῃapothanēbe dead, death, die
πολὺνpolynmany / much
καρπὸνkarponfruit
φέρειphereibe, bear, bring (forth)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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