John 16:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.”
John 16:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 16:2129 words
ἡhēthe
γυνὴgynēwife, woman
ὅτανhotanas long
(soon) as, that, + till
τίκτῃtiktēbear, be born, bring forth
λύπηνlypēngrief, grievous, + grudgingly
ἔχειecheihave
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἦλθενēlthencome / go
ἡhēthe
ὥραhōraday, hour, instant
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same
ὅτανhotanas long
(soon) as, that, + till
δὲdeand / but
γεννήσῃgennēsēbear, beget, be born
τὸtothe
παιδίονpaidion(little, young) child, damsel
οὐκέτιouketiafter that (not), (not) any
more, hencefo…
μνημονεύειmnēmoneueimake mention
τῆςtēsthe
θλίψεωςthlipseōsafflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὴνtēnthe
χαρὰνcharangladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐγεννήθηegennēthēbear, beget, be born
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
κόσμονkosmonworld
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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