John 12:34 — King James Version← Study notes
“The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?”
John 12:34 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 12:3435 words
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēanswer
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ὄχλοςochloscompany, multitude, number (of people)
ἩμεῖςHēmeisI
ἠκούσαμενēkousamenhear
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
νόμουnomoulaw
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὁhothe
χριστὸςchristosChrist / Anointed
μένειmeneiabide, continue, dwell
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
αἰῶναaiōnaage / eternity
καὶkaiand / also
πῶςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
λέγειςlegeissay
σὺsyyou
ὅτιhotithat / because
δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit
ὑψωθῆναιhypsōthēnaiexalt, lift up
τὸνtonthe
υἱὸνhyionson
τοῦtouthe
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being
τίςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ὁhothe
υἱὸςhyiosson
τοῦtouthe
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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