John 8:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.”
John 8:40 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 8:4020 words
νῦνnynhenceforth, + hereafter, of late
δὲdeand / but
ζητεῖτέzēteitebe (go) about, desire, endeavour
μεmeI
ἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiput to death, kill, slay
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponman / human being
ὃςhoswho / which
τὴνtēnthe
ἀλήθειανalētheiantruth
ὑμῖνhyminyou
λελάληκαlelalēkapreach, say, speak (after)
ἣνhēnwho / which
ἤκουσαēkousahear
παρὰparaabove, against, among
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ἈβραὰμAbraamAbraham
οὐκouknot
ἐποίησενepoiēsenabide, + agree, appoint
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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