John 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”
John 3:4 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 3:423 words
λέγειlegeisay
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ΝικόδημοςNikodēmosNicodemus
ΠῶςPōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
δύναταιdynataibe able
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being
γεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaibear, beget, be born
γέρωνgerōnold
ὤνōnam, have been, is I
μὴmēnot
δύναταιdynataibe able
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
κοιλίανkoilianbelly, womb
τῆςtēsthe
μητρὸςmētrosmother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
δεύτερονdeuteronafterward, again, second(-arily
εἰσελθεῖνeiseltheincome (in, into), enter in(-to)
καὶkaiand / also
γεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaibear, beget, be born
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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