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This he said, signifying what death he should die. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
τοῦτοtoutoThis
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT John 12:33 word 1
δὲdenow
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 12:33 word 2
ἔλεγενelegenHe was saying
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
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 12:33 word 3
σημαίνωνsēmainōnsignifying
Lemma: σημαίνω (sēmainō) · Strong's: G4591
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to signify — σημαίνω; (σῆμα, a sign), [in LXX for רוּעַ hi., תָּקַע, etc. ; ] ; to give a sign, signify, indicate: with accusative of thing(s), Act.25:27, Rev.1:1 (cf. MM, xxii); with accusative and inf., Act.11:28; before quæst.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: John 18:32, John 21:19, Acts 11:28, Acts 25:27, Revelation 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4591; TFLSJ G4591; TAGNT John 12:33 word 4
ποίῳpoiōby what
Lemma: ποῖος (poios) · Strong's: G4169
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (I-DSM)
Meaning: what? — ποῖος, -α, -ον ; interrog. pronom. adj. (corresponding to the demonstr. τοῖος and the relat. οἷος), [in LXX chiefly for זֶה אֵי־ ; ] ; of what quality or sort: absol., n. pl., Luk.24:19; with subst.; (a) prop., in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 19:18, Matthew 21:23, Matthew 21:24, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 24:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4169; TFLSJ G4169; TAGNT John 12:33 word 5
θανάτῳthanatōdeath
Lemma: θάνατος (thanatos) · Strong's: G2288
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: death — θάνατος, -ου, ὁ (θνήσκω), ; [in LXX chiefly for מָוֶת ,מוּת, sometimes דֶּבֶר ; ] ; death; 1. of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: Jhn.11:13, Php.2:27, Heb.7:23, al; opposite to ζωή, Rom.8:38, Php.1:20;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 120 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 10:21, Matthew 15:4, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 20:18, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2288; TFLSJ G2288; TAGNT John 12:33 word 6
ἤμελλενēmellenHe was about
Lemma: μέλλω (mellō) · Strong's: G3195
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to ensue — μέλλω, ; [in LXX: Job.3:8 (עָתִיד) 19:25 (אַחֲרוֹן); elsewhere for fut., and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac ; ] ; to be about to be or do; 1. with inf. (Bl., §62, 4; 68, 2; M, Pr., 114); (a) of intending or being about to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3195; TFLSJ G3195; TAGNT John 12:33 word 7
ἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinto die.
Lemma: ἀποθνήσκω (apothnēskō) · Strong's: G0599
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
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 12:33 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He said | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| this | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| to indicate | → | σημαίνω G4591 to signify |
| the kind of | → | ποῖος G4169 what? |
| death | → | θάνατος G2288 death |
| He was going | → | μέλλω G3195 to ensue |
| to die | → | ἀποθνήσκω G0599 to die |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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