John 6:51 — King James Version← Study notes
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
John 6:51 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 6:5138 words
ἐγώegōI
εἰμιeimiam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
ἄρτοςartos(shew-)bread, loaf
ὁhothe
ζῶνzōnlife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
ὁhothe
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
καταβάςkatabascome (get, go, step) down
ἐάνeanbefore, but, except
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
φάγῃphagēdevour, eat, live
ἐκekfrom / out of
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
τοῦtouthe
ἄρτουartou(shew-)bread, loaf
ζήσειzēseilife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
αἰῶναaiōnaage / eternity
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
ἄρτοςartos(shew-)bread, loaf
δὲdeand / but
ὃνhonwho / which
ἐγὼegōI
δώσωdōsōgive
ἡhēthe
σάρξsarxflesh
μούmouI
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
τῆςtēsthe
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
ζωῆςzōēslife
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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