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← John 12 · ← verse 39 · verse 41 →

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. (KJV)

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

τετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenHe has blinded

Lemma: τυφλόω (tuphloō) · Strong's: G5186

Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-RAI-3S)

Meaning: to blind — τυφλόω, -ῶ; (τυφλός), [in LXX: Isa.42:19 (עִוֵּר), Tob.7:7 א, Wis.2:21 א * ; ] ; to blind, make blind: metaphorically, Jhn.12:40 (LXX, καμμύω), 2Co.4:4, 1Jn.2:11.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 4:4, 1 John 2:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5186; TFLSJ G5186; TAGNT John 12:40 word 1

αὐτῶνautōnof them

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

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)

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),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 12:40 word 2

τοὺςtousthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (T-APM)

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 12:40 word 3

ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyes

Lemma: ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos) · Strong's: G3788

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)

Meaning: eye — ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַיִן ; ] ; the eye (as in cl., chiefly pl.): Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:47, Luk.6:41, Jhn.9:6, al.; τοὺς ὀ. ἐξορύθσσειν (figuratively), Gal.4:15; ἐπᾶραι, Luk.6:20, Jhn.6:5; ἀνοῖξα,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:38, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3788; TFLSJ G3788; TAGNT John 12:40 word 4

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 12:40 word 5

ἐπώρωσενepōrōsenhas hardened

Lemma: πωρόω (pōroō) · Strong's: G4456

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to harden — πωρόω, -ῶ; (πῶρος, 1. a stone. 2. a callus) [in LXX: Job.17:7 B(כָּהָה), Pro.10:20 A * ; ] ; to petrify, harden, form a callus. Metaphorical, π. τ. καρδίαν, Jhn.12:40. Pass., Rom.11:7; τ. νοήματα, 2Co.3:14; ἡ καρδία,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 5 times. Also: Mark 6:52, Mark 8:17, Romans 11:7, 2 Corinthians 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4456; TFLSJ G4456; TAGNT John 12:40 word 6

αὐτῶνautōnof them

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

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)

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),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 12:40 word 7

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 12:40 word 8

καρδίαν,kardianheart,

Lemma: καρδία (kardia) · Strong's: G2588

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

Meaning: heart — καρδία, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ; ] ; the heart, ; 1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). ; 2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2588; TFLSJ G2588; TAGNT John 12:40 word 9

ἵναinathat

Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT John 12:40 word 10

μὴmēnot

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…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 12:40 word 11

ἴδωσινidōsinthey may see

Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492H

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

Meaning: to perceive: see — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 346 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1492H; TFLSJ G1492H; TAGNT John 12:40 word 12

τοῖςtoiswith the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Masculine (T-DPM)

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 12:40 word 13

ὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoiseyes

Lemma: ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos) · Strong's: G3788

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)

Meaning: eye — ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַיִן ; ] ; the eye (as in cl., chiefly pl.): Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:47, Luk.6:41, Jhn.9:6, al.; τοὺς ὀ. ἐξορύθσσειν (figuratively), Gal.4:15; ἐπᾶραι, Luk.6:20, Jhn.6:5; ἀνοῖξα,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:38, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3788; TFLSJ G3788; TAGNT John 12:40 word 14

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 12:40 word 15

νοήσωσινnoēsōsinmay understand

Lemma: νοέω (noeō) · Strong's: G3539

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Plural (V-AAS-3P)

Meaning: to understand — νοιεω νοέω, -ῶ ; (νοῦς), [in LXX chiefly for בִּין, also for שָׂכַל hi., etc ; ] ; 1. to perceive with the mind, understand (for the phrase νοῶν κ. φρονῶν, in wills, see MM, xvii): absol., Mat.16:9, Mrk.8:17; with…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 15:17, Matthew 16:9, Matthew 16:11, Matthew 24:15, Mark 7:18, Mark 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3539; TFLSJ G3539; TAGNT John 12:40 word 16

τῇtēawith the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)

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 12:40 word 17

καρδίᾳkardiaheart

Lemma: καρδία (kardia) · Strong's: G2588

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: heart — καρδία, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ; ] ; the heart, ; 1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). ; 2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2588; TFLSJ G2588; TAGNT John 12:40 word 18

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 12:40 word 19

στραφῶσινstraphōsinmay turn

Lemma: στρέφω (strephō) · Strong's: G4762

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Passive · Subjunctive · 3rd · Plural (V-2APS-3P)

Meaning: to turn — στρέφω ; [in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ, also for סָבַב, etc. ; ] ; to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s), Mat.5:39; = ἀποσ-, to bring back, Mat.27:3 (cf. Isa.38:8); reflexively (WM, § 38, 1), to turn…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 5:39, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 16:23, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 27:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4762; TFLSJ G4762; TAGNT John 12:40 word 20

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 12:40 word 21

ἰάσομαιiasomaiI will heal

Lemma: ἰάομαι (iaomai) · Strong's: G2390

Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-FDI-1S)

Meaning: to heal — ἰάομαι, -ῶμαι ; [in LXX for רָפָא (Gen.20:17, al.), exc. Isa.30:26 61:1 (חָבַשׁ) ; ] ; to heal: with accusative of person(s), Luk.5:17 6:19 9:2, 11 9:42 14:4 22:51, Jhn.4:47, Act.9:34 10:38 28:8; pass., Mat.8:8, 13…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 27 times. Also: Matthew 8:8, Matthew 8:13, Matthew 13:15, Matthew 15:28, Mark 5:29, Luke 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2390; TFLSJ G2390; TAGNT John 12:40 word 22

αὐτούς.¶autousthem.

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

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)

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),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 12:40 word 23

How the BSB renders it

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

He has blinded→τυφλόω G5186 to blind
their→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
eyes→ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye
and→καί G2532 and
hardened→πωρόω G4456 to harden
their→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
hearts→καρδία G2588 heart
so that→ἵνα G2443 in order that/to
they cannot see→ὁράω G3708 to see: see
with [their]→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
eyes→ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye
and→καί G2532 and
understand→νοέω G3539 to understand
with [their]→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
hearts→καρδία G2588 heart
and→καί G2532 and
turn→στρέφω G4762 to turn
and→καί G2532 and
I would heal→ἰάομαι G2390 to heal
them→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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