John 12:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”
John 12:40 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 12:4023 words
ΤετύφλωκενTetyphlōkenblind
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
τοὺςtousthe
ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseye, sight
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπώρωσενepōrōsenblind, harden
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
τὴνtēnthe
καρδίανkardianheart
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μὴmēnot
ἴδωσινidōsinbehold, perceive, see
τοῖςtoisthe
ὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoiseye, sight
καὶkaiand / also
νοήσωσινnoēsōsin
τῇtēthe
καρδίᾳkardiaheart
καὶkaiand / also
στραφῶσινstraphōsinconvert, turn (again, back
again
καὶkaiand / also
ἰάσομαιiasomaiheal, make whole
αὐτούςautoushe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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