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← John 12 · ← verse 23 · verse 25 →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἀμὴνamēnAmen

Lemma: ἀμήν (amēn) · Strong's: G0281

Parsing: Interjection · Transcribed from Hebrew (INJ-HEB)

Meaning: amen — ἀμήν, indecl. (Heb. אָמֵן, verbal adj. fr. אמן, to prop. ni., be firm), ; [in LXX: 1Ch.16:36, I Est.9:46, Neh.5:13 8:6, Tob.8:8 14:15, 3Ma.7:23, 4Ma.18:24 (elsewhere ''א is rendered ἀληθινός, Isa.65:16; ἀληθῶς, Je 35…

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Used 153 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:26, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0281; TFLSJ G0281; TAGNT John 12:24 word 1

ἀμὴνamēnAmen

Lemma: ἀμήν (amēn) · Strong's: G0281

Parsing: Interjection · Transcribed from Hebrew (INJ-HEB)

Meaning: amen — ἀμήν, indecl. (Heb. אָמֵן, verbal adj. fr. אמן, to prop. ni., be firm), ; [in LXX: 1Ch.16:36, I Est.9:46, Neh.5:13 8:6, Tob.8:8 14:15, 3Ma.7:23, 4Ma.18:24 (elsewhere ''א is rendered ἀληθινός, Isa.65:16; ἀληθῶς, Je 35…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 153 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:26, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0281; TFLSJ G0281; TAGNT John 12:24 word 2

λέγωlegōI say

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT John 12:24 word 3

ὑμῖν·huminto you;

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT John 12:24 word 4

ἐὰνeanonly

Lemma: ἐάν (ean) · Strong's: G1437

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

Meaning: if — ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf.…

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Used 345 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1437; TFLSJ G1437; TAGNT John 12:24 word 5

μὴmēunless

Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…

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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT John 12:24 word 6

ὁhothe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 12:24 word 7

κόκκοςkokkosgrain

Lemma: κόκκος (kokkos) · Strong's: G2848

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)

Meaning: seed — κόκκος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: La 4:5 B א R (תּוֹלָע), Sir.45:11 * ; ] ; a grain: Mat.13:31 17:20, Mrk.4:31, Luk.13:19 17:6, Jhn.12:24, 1Co.15:37.†; (AS)

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Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 13:31, Matthew 17:20, Mark 4:31, Luke 13:19, Luke 17:6, 1 Corinthians 15:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2848; TFLSJ G2848; TAGNT John 12:24 word 8

τοῦtou<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 12:24 word 9

σίτουsitouof wheat

Lemma: σῖτος (sitos) · Strong's: G4621

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)

Meaning: grain — σῖτος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּגָן ; ] ; wheat, corn: Mat.3:12 13:25, 29-30 Mrk.4:28, Luk.3:17 12:18 16:7 22:32, Jhn.12:24, Act.27:38, 1Co.15:37, Rev.6:6 18:13.†; σιτίοι, -ου, τό ; (dimin. of σῖτος), [in LXX:…

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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 3:12, Matthew 13:25, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 13:30, Mark 4:28, Luke 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4621; TFLSJ G4621; TAGNT John 12:24 word 10

πεσὼνpesōnhaving fallen

Lemma: πίπτω (piptō) · Strong's: G4098

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)

Meaning: to collapse — πίπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ; ] ; to fall; 1. of descent, to fall, fall down or from: before ἐπί, with accusative loc., Mat.10:29, al.; εἰς, Mat.15:14, al.; ἐς μέσῳ, with genitive, Luk.8:7; παρὰ τ. ὁδόν, Mat.13:4,…

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Used 90 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:9, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 10:29, Matthew 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4098; TFLSJ G4098; TAGNT John 12:24 word 11

εἰςeisinto

Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…

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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT John 12:24 word 12

τὴνtēnthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 12:24 word 13

γῆνgēnground

Lemma: γῆ (gē) · Strong's: G1093G

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: earth: planet — γῆ, γῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אֲדָמָה ,אֶרֶץ, etc. ; ] ; 1. the earth, world: Luk.21:35, Act.1:8, Heb.11:13, Rev.3:10, al.; opposite to οὐρανός, Mat.5:18 11:25, Mrk.13:27, al. ; 2. land; (a) opposite to sea or water:…

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Used 171 times. Also: Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1093G; TFLSJ G1093G; TAGNT John 12:24 word 14

ἀποθάνῃ,apothanēshall die,

Lemma: ἀποθνήσκω (apothnēskō) · Strong's: G0599

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAS-3S)

Meaning: to die — ἀπο-θνῄσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מוּת ; ] ; to die: of natural death, Mrk.5:35, al.; of violent death (pass. of ἀποκτείνω), esp. of Christ, Mat.26:35, Jhn.12:33, Heb.10:28, al.; of spiritual death, Jhn.6:50, Rom.8:13,…

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Used 111 times. Also: Matthew 8:32, Matthew 9:24, Matthew 22:24, Matthew 22:27, Matthew 26:35, Mark 5:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0599; TFLSJ G0599; TAGNT John 12:24 word 15

αὐτὸςautosit

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (P-NSM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT John 12:24 word 16

μόνοςmonosalone

Lemma: μόνος (monos) · Strong's: G3441

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: alone — μόνος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for לְבַד ; ] ; 1. adj., alone, solitary, forsaken: with verb., Mat.14:23, Mrk.6:47, Luk.9:36, al.; with pron., Mat.18:15, Mrk.9:2, al.; with subst., Mrk.9:8, Luk.4:8, al.; pleonast.,…

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Used 113 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 12:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3441; TFLSJ G3441; TAGNT John 12:24 word 17

μένει·meneiabides;

Lemma: μένω (menō) · Strong's: G3306

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to stay — μένω, ; [in LXX for קוּם ,עמד, etc. ; ] ; to stay, abide, remain. ; 1. Intrans.; (i) of place: before ἐν, Luk.8:27, al.; παρά, with dative of person(s), Jhn.1:40, al; σύν, Luk.1:56; καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, Act.28:16; with adv.,…

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Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 10:11, Matthew 11:23, Matthew 26:38, Mark 6:10, Mark 14:34, Luke 1:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3306; TFLSJ G3306; TAGNT John 12:24 word 18

ἐὰνeanif

Lemma: ἐάν (ean) · Strong's: G1437

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

Meaning: if — ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf.…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 345 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1437; TFLSJ G1437; TAGNT John 12:24 word 19

δὲdehowever

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT John 12:24 word 20

ἀποθάνῃ,apothanēit shall die,

Lemma: ἀποθνήσκω (apothnēskō) · Strong's: G0599

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAS-3S)

Meaning: to die — ἀπο-θνῄσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מוּת ; ] ; to die: of natural death, Mrk.5:35, al.; of violent death (pass. of ἀποκτείνω), esp. of Christ, Mat.26:35, Jhn.12:33, Heb.10:28, al.; of spiritual death, Jhn.6:50, Rom.8:13,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 111 times. Also: Matthew 8:32, Matthew 9:24, Matthew 22:24, Matthew 22:27, Matthew 26:35, Mark 5:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0599; TFLSJ G0599; TAGNT John 12:24 word 21

πολὺνpolunmuch

Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…

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Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT John 12:24 word 22

καρπὸνkarponfruit

Lemma: καρπός (karpos) · Strong's: G2590

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: fruit — καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for פְּרִי ; ] ; fruit: of trees, Mat.12:33 21:19, Mrk.11:14, Luk.6:44 13:6-7; of vines, Mat.21:34, Mrk.12:2, Luk.20:10, 1Co.9:7; of fields, Mrk.4:29, Luk.12:17, 2Ti.2:6, Jas.5:7;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 66 times. Also: Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 7:16, Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:18, Matthew 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2590; TFLSJ G2590; TAGNT John 12:24 word 23

φέρει.phereiit bears.

Lemma: φέρω (pherō) · Strong's: G5342

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to bear/lead — φέρω ; [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא. hi., also for נָשָׂא, etc. ; ] ; to bear; 1. to bear, carry: with accusative, Luk.23:26 24:1, Jhn.19:39, Heb.1:3 (see Westc., in l); pass., Act.2:2 27:15, 17 Heb.6:1, 2Pe.1:17-18; of…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 66 times. Also: Matthew 14:11, Matthew 14:18, Matthew 17:17, Mark 1:32, Mark 2:3, Mark 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5342; TFLSJ G5342; TAGNT John 12:24 word 24

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Truly→ἀμήν G0281 amen
truly→ἀμήν G0281 amen
I tell→λέγω G3004G to say
you→σύ G4771 you
unless→ἐάν G1437 if
. . .→μή G3361 not
a kernel→κόκκος G2848 seed
of wheat→σῖτος G4621 grain
falls→πίπτω G4098 to collapse
to→εἰς G1519 toward
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
ground→γῆ G1093G earth: planet
[and] dies→ἀποθνήσκω G0599 to die
it→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
remains→μένω G3306 to stay
only [a seed]→μόνος G3441 alone
But→δέ G1161 then
if→ἐάν G1437 if
it dies→ἀποθνήσκω G0599 to die
it bears→φέρω G5342 to bear/lead
much→πολύς G4183 much
fruit→καρπός G2590 fruit

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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