Verse 9

{ "verseID": "John.3.9", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;", "text": "*Apekrithē Nikodēmos kai eipen autō*, How *dunatai tauta genesthai*?", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist, passive, 3rd singular - answered/responded", "*Nikodēmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Nicodemus", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - said", "*autō*": "personal pronoun, dative, masculine - to him", "*dunatai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - is able/can", "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, neuter, plural - these things", "*genesthai*": "aorist, middle, infinitive - to become/happen" }, "variants": { "*genesthai*": "to become/happen/take place/be" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • John 6:52 : 52 { "verseID": "John.6.52", "source": "Ἐμάχοντο οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, λέγοντες, Πῶς δύναται οὗτος ἡμῖν δοῦναι τὴν σάρκα φαγεῖν;", "text": "*Emachonto* *oun* *pros* one another the *Ioudaioi*, *legontes*, How *dynatai* this one to us *dounai* the *sarka* to eat?", "grammar": { "*Emachonto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - were fighting/contending", "*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - with/against", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying", "*dynatai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd singular - is able", "*dounai*": "aorist active infinitive - to give", "*sarka*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flesh" }, "variants": { "*Emachonto*": "were fighting/contending/arguing", "*oun*": "therefore/then/consequently", "*pros*": "with/against/toward", "*Ioudaioi*": "Jews/Judeans", "*legontes*": "saying/speaking", "*dynatai*": "is able/can", "*dounai*": "to give/grant", "*sarka*": "flesh/body/meat" } }
  • John 6:60 : 60 { "verseID": "John.6.60", "source": "Πολλοὶ οὖν ἀκούσαντες ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, εἶπον, Σκληρός ἐστιν οὗτος ὁ λόγος· τίς δύναται αὐτοῦ ἀκούειν;", "text": "Many *oun* having *akousantes* from the *mathētōn* of him, *eipon*, *Sklēros* *estin* this the *logos*; who *dynatai* of it *akouein*?", "grammar": { "*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then", "*akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard", "*mathētōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of disciples", "*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - said", "*Sklēros*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - hard/difficult", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word/saying", "*dynatai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd singular - is able", "*akouein*": "present active infinitive - to hear" }, "variants": { "*oun*": "therefore/then/consequently", "*akousantes*": "having heard/listened to", "*mathētōn*": "disciples/students/followers", "*eipon*": "said/spoke", "*Sklēros*": "hard/difficult/harsh", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*logos*": "word/saying/message", "*dynatai*": "is able/can", "*akouein*": "to hear/to listen to" } }
  • Luke 1:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Luke.1.34", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον, Πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο, ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;", "text": "*Eipen* *de* *Mariam* *pros* the *angelon*, How *estai* this, since *andra* not *ginōskō*?", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*Mariam*": "nominative, feminine, singular - proper name", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/towards", "*angelon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - messenger/angel", "*estai*": "future, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - will be", "*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/husband", "*ginōskō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I know" }, "variants": { "*andra*": "man/husband/male", "*ginōskō*": "know/have relations with/am intimate with" } }
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Isaiah.42.16", "source": "וְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣י עִוְרִ֗ים בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם אָשִׂים֩ מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם לָא֗וֹר וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ לְמִישׁ֔וֹר אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים עֲשִׂיתִ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עֲזַבְתִּֽים׃", "text": "*wəhôlaḵtî* *ʿiwrîm* *bəḏereḵ* *lōʾ* *yāḏāʿû* *binṯîḇôṯ* *lōʾ*-*yāḏəʿû* *ʾaḏrîḵēm* *ʾāśîm* *maḥšāḵ* *lip̄nêhem* *lāʾôr* *ûmaʿăqaššîm* *ləmîšôr* *ʾēlleh* *haddəḇārîm* *ʿăśîṯîm* *wəlōʾ* *ʿăzaḇtîm*", "grammar": { "*wəhôlaḵtî*": "conjunction + 1st person singular hiphil perfect verb with waw consecutive - and I will lead", "*ʿiwrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - blind ones", "*bəḏereḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a way", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāḏāʿû*": "3rd person plural qal perfect verb - they knew", "*binṯîḇôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - in paths", "*yāḏəʿû*": "3rd person plural qal perfect verb - they knew", "*ʾaḏrîḵēm*": "1st person singular hiphil imperfect verb + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will guide them", "*ʾāśîm*": "1st person singular qal imperfect verb - I will make", "*maḥšāḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*lip̄nêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before them", "*lāʾôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to light", "*ûmaʿăqaššîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and crooked places", "*ləmîšôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to level ground", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these", "*haddəḇārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the things", "*ʿăśîṯîm*": "1st person singular qal perfect verb + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I have done them", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʿăzaḇtîm*": "1st person singular qal perfect verb + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I have forsaken them" }, "variants": { "*wəhôlaḵtî*": "and I will lead/and I will bring/and I will guide", "*ʿiwrîm*": "blind ones/blind people", "*ḏereḵ*": "way/road/path", "*yāḏāʿû*": "they knew/they were familiar with", "*nəṯîḇôṯ*": "paths/trails/ways", "*ʾaḏrîḵēm*": "I will guide them/I will lead them/I will direct them", "*ʾāśîm*": "I will make/I will turn/I will transform", "*maḥšāḵ*": "darkness/gloom/obscurity", "*lip̄nêhem*": "before them/in front of them", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/brightness", "*maʿăqaššîm*": "crooked places/rough places/uneven ground", "*mîšôr*": "level ground/plain/smooth place", "*dəḇārîm*": "things/words/matters", "*ʿăśîṯîm*": "I have done them/I did them/I made them", "*ʿăzaḇtîm*": "I have forsaken them/I have abandoned them/I have left them" } }
  • Mark 8:24-25 : 24 { "verseID": "Mark.8.24", "source": "Καὶ ἀναβλέψας, ἔλεγεν, Βλέπω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὡς δένδρα, περιπατοῦντας.", "text": "And having *anablepsas*, he was *elegen*, I *blepō* the *anthrōpous* as *dendra*, *peripatountas*.", "grammar": { "*anablepsas*": "participle, aorist active nominative singular - having looked up", "*elegen*": "verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying", "*blepō*": "verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular - I see", "*anthrōpous*": "noun, masculine accusative plural - men/people", "*dendra*": "noun, neuter accusative plural - trees", "*peripatountas*": "participle, present active accusative masculine plural - walking" }, "variants": { "*anablepsas*": "having looked up/regained sight", "*elegen*": "he was saying/telling", "*blepō*": "I see/perceive/observe", "*anthrōpous*": "men/people/humans", "*dendra*": "trees/plants", "*peripatountas*": "walking/moving about" } } 25 { "verseID": "Mark.8.25", "source": "Εἶτα πάλιν ἐπέθηκεν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὸν αναβλέψαι: καὶ ἀποκατεστάθη, καὶ ἐνέβλεψεν τηλαυγῶς ἅπαντας.", "text": "Then again he *epethēken* the *cheiras* upon the *ophthalmous* of him, and he *epoiēsen* him to *anablepsai*: and he was *apokatestathē*, and he *eneblepsen* *tēlaugōs* *hapantas*.", "grammar": { "*epethēken*": "verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he placed", "*cheiras*": "noun, feminine accusative plural - hands", "*ophthalmous*": "noun, masculine accusative plural - eyes", "*epoiēsen*": "verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he made", "*anablepsai*": "verb, aorist active infinitive - to look up/regain sight", "*apokatestathē*": "verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he was restored", "*eneblepsen*": "verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he saw clearly", "*tēlaugōs*": "adverb - clearly/plainly", "*hapantas*": "adjective used as noun, masculine accusative plural - all/everyone" }, "variants": { "*epethēken*": "he placed/laid/put", "*cheiras*": "hands/arms", "*ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight", "*epoiēsen*": "he made/caused", "*anablepsai*": "to look up/regain sight/see again", "*apokatestathē*": "he was restored/recovered/made whole", "*eneblepsen*": "he saw clearly/looked at/beheld", "*tēlaugōs*": "clearly/plainly/distinctly", "*hapantas*": "all/everyone/everything" } }
  • John 3:4 : 4 { "verseID": "John.3.4", "source": "Λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Νικόδημος, Πῶς δύναται ἄνθρωπος γεννηθῆναι γέρων ὤν; μὴ δύναται εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ δεύτερον εἰσελθεῖν, καὶ γεννηθῆναι;", "text": "*Legei pros auton ho Nikodēmos*, How *dunatai anthrōpos gennēthēnai gerōn ōn*? not *dunatai eis tēn koilian tēs mētros autou deuteron eiselthein, kai gennēthēnai*?", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present, 3rd singular - says/tells", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*auton*": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine - him", "*Nikodēmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Nicodemus", "*dunatai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - is able/can", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*gennēthēnai*": "aorist, passive, infinitive - to be born", "*gerōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - old man/elderly", "*ōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being", "*koilian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - womb/belly", "*mētros*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of mother", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine - his", "*deuteron*": "adverb - second time/again", "*eiselthein*": "aorist, infinitive - to enter/go in", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*gennēthēnai*": "aorist, passive, infinitive - to be born" }, "variants": { "*gerōn*": "old/aged/elderly", "*koilian*": "womb/belly/abdomen", "*deuteron*": "second time/again/for a second time" } }
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Proverbs.4.18", "source": "וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד־נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃", "text": "*wəʾōraḥ* *ṣaddîqîm* *kəʾôr* *nōgah* *hôlēk* *wāʾôr* *ʿad-nəkôn* *hayyôm*", "grammar": { "*wəʾōraḥ*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct noun - but path of", "*ṣaddîqîm*": "masculine plural noun - righteous ones", "*kəʾôr*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - like light of", "*nōgah*": "masculine singular noun - brightness/dawn", "*hôlēk*": "participle, masculine singular, qal - going/walking", "*wāʾôr*": "conjunction + masculine singular, absolute noun - and shining", "*ʿad-nəkôn*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct - until establishment of", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/trail", "*ṣaddîqîm*": "righteous ones/just ones/those in right relationship", "*nōgah*": "brightness/dawn/radiance/light", "*hôlēk*": "going/walking/proceeding", "*wāʾôr*": "and shining/and becoming bright", "*nəkôn*": "establishment/being established/firmness" } }