{
"verseID": "John.3.2",
"source": "Οὗτος ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν νυκτός, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀπὸ Θεοῦ ἐλήλυθας διδάσκαλος: οὐδεὶς γὰρ ταῦτα τὰ σημεῖα δύναται ποιεῖν ἃ σὺ ποιεῖς, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ ὁ Θεὸς μετʼ αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "*Houtos ēlthen pros* the *Iēsoun nuktos*, and *eipen* to him, *Rabbi*, we *oidamen hoti* from *Theou elēluthas didaskalos*: *oudeis gar tauta ta sēmeia dunatai poiein ha su poieis*, if not *ē ho Theos met'* him.",
"grammar": {
"*Houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one/he",
"*ēlthen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - came/went [completed action]",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*nuktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night/at night [temporal]",
"*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - said/spoke [completed action]",
"*Rabbi*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Rabbi/Teacher [Aramaic term]",
"*oidamen*": "perfect, 1st plural - we know/have known",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God/from God",
"*elēluthas*": "perfect, 2nd singular - you have come",
"*didaskalos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - teacher",
"*oudeis*": "negative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - no one",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these",
"*sēmeia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - signs/miracles",
"*dunatai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - is able/can",
"*poiein*": "present, infinitive - to do/make",
"*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - which",
"*su*": "personal pronoun, nominative - you",
"*poieis*": "present, 2nd singular - you do/make",
"*ē*": "present subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*met'*": "preposition + genitive - with"
},
"variants": {
"*Rabbi*": "my master/my teacher [Hebrew title of respect]",
"*nuktos*": "by night/during night [indicating secrecy/privacy]",
"*elēluthas*": "you have come/arrived/appeared",
"*sēmeia*": "signs/miracles/wonders [authenticating demonstrations]"
}
}