John 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?”
John 2:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 2:2019 words
εἶπανeipansay
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
οἱhoithe
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJew(-ess), of Judæa
ΤεσσεράκονταTesserakonta
καὶkaiand / also
ἓξhexsix
ἔτεσινetesinyear
οἰκοδομήθηoikodomēthē(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
ὁhothe
ναὸςnaosshrine, temple
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
καὶkaiand / also
σὺsyyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
τρισὶνtrisinthree
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἐγερεῖςegereisawake, lift (up), raise (again
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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