John 8:53 — King James Version← Study notes
“Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?”
John 8:53 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 8:5317 words
μὴmēnot
σὺsyyou
μείζωνmeizōn(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
εἶeiam, have been, is I
τοῦtouthe
πατρὸςpatrosfather, parent
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ἈβραάμAbraamAbraham
ὅστιςhostis(they), (such) as, (they) that
ἀπέθανενapethanenbe dead, death, die
καὶkaiand / also
οἱhoithe
προφῆταιprophētaiprophet
ἀπέθανονapethanonbe dead, death, die
τίναtinaa (kind
of), any (man, thing
σεαυτὸνseautonthee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self)
ποιεῖςpoieisabide, + agree, appoint
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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