John 3:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”

John 3:14 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 3:1416 words

καὶkaiand / also

καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as

ΜωϋσῆςMōysēs

ὕψωσενhypsōsenexalt, lift up

τὸνtonthe

ὄφινophinserpent

ἐνenabout, after, against

τῇtēthe

ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

ὑψωθῆναιhypsōthēnaiexalt, lift up

δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit

τὸνtonthe

υἱὸνhyionson

τοῦtouthe

ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

καὶkaiand / also

καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as

ΜωϋσῆςMōysēs

ὕψωσενhypsōsenexalt, lift up

τὸνtonthe

ὄφινophinserpent

ἐνenabout, after, against

τῇtēthe

ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

ὑψωθῆναιhypsōthēnaiexalt, lift up

δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit

τὸνtonthe

υἱὸνhyionson

τοῦtouthe

ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being

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