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John 9:21

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His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:	But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.	These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 by what means^G4459 he^G991 now^G3568 seeth^G991, we know^G1492 not^G3756; or^G2228 who^G5101 hath opened^G455 his^G846 eyes^G3788, we^G2249 know^G1492 not^G3756: he^G846 is^G2192 of age^G2244; ask^G2065 him^G846: he^G846 shall speak^G2980 for^G4012 himself^G848.

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Original Greek

πῶς δὲ νῦν βλέπει, οὐκ οἴδαμεν· ἢ τίς ἤνοιξεν αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς, ἡμεῖς οὐκ οἴδαμεν· αὐτὸς ἡλικίαν ἔχει· αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε, αὐτὸς περὶ αὐτοῦ λαλήσει.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
πῶς	pōs	G4459	ADV-I	by what means
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
νῦν	nun	G3568	ADV	now
βλέπει,	blepei	G991	V-PAI-3S	he seeth
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
οἴδαμεν·	oidamen	G1492	V-RAI-1P	we know
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	or
τίς	tis	G5101	I-NSM	who
ἤνοιξεν	ēnoixen	G455	V-AAI-3S	hath opened
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	his
τοὺς	tous	G3588	T-APM	*
ὀφθαλμούς,	ophthalmous	G3788	N-APM	eyes
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	G2249	P-1NP	we
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
οἴδαμεν·	oidamen	G1492	V-RAI-1P	know
αὐτὸς	autos	G846	P-NSM	he
ἡλικίαν	hēlikian	G2244	N-ASF	of age
ἔχει·	echei	G2192	V-PAI-3S	is
αὐτὸν	auton	G846	P-ASM	him
ἐρωτήσατε,	erōtēsate	G2065	V-AAM-2P	ask
αὐτὸς	autos	G846	P-NSM	he
περὶ	peri	G4012	PREP	for
αὐτοῦ	autou	G848	P-GSM	himself
λαλήσει.	lalēsei	G2980	V-FAI-3S	shall speak

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G455 — ἀνοίγω (anoígō, an-oy'-go): I open — from ἀνά and (to open); to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications):--open.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G848 — αὑτοῦ (hautoû, how-too'): contracted for ἑαυτοῦ; self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation):--her (own), (of) him(-self), his (own), of it, thee, their (own), them(-selves), they.
• G991 — βλέπω (blépō, blep'-o): I look, see — a primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively):--behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. Compare ὀπτάνομαι.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1492 — εἴδω (eídō, i'-do): I know, remember — a primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent ὀπτάνομαι and ὁράω; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know:--be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare ὀπτάνομαι.
• G2065 — ἐρωτάω (erōtáō, er-o-tah'-o): I ask, question, request — apparently from ἐρέω (compare ἐρευνάω); to interrogate; by implication, to request:--ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray. Compare πυνθάνομαι.
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G2244 — ἡλικία (hēlikía, hay-lik-ee'-ah): age, stature — from the same as ἡλίκος; maturity (in years or size):--age, stature.
• G2249 — ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs, hay-mice'): nominative plural of ἐγώ; we (only used when emphatic):--us, we (ourselves).
• G2980 — λαλέω (laléō, lal-eh'-o): I speak, say — a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:--preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare λέγω.
• G3568 — νῦν (nŷn, noon): now, already, at present — a primary particle of present time; "now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate:--henceforth, + hereafter, of late, soon, present, this (time). See also τανῦν, νυνί.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G3788 — ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, of-thal-mos'): the eye — from ὀπτάνομαι; the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance):--eye, sight.
• G4012 — περί (perí, per-ee'): about, concerning, around — from the base of πέραν; properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period):--(there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
• G4459 — πῶς (pōs, poce): how, in what manner — adverb from the base of ποῦ; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:--how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
• G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (6): Mark 9:21, Luke 8:43, John 5:5, John 9:10, John 9:23, Acts 9:33

Related Topics

• Nave’s: CONVERTS, FAITH, OPINION, PUBLIC, SABBATH

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