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Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἐραυνᾶτεeraunateYou diligently search
Lemma: ἐρευνάω (ereunaō) · Strong's: G2045
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to look for/into — ἐραυνάω, -ῶ late form of ἐρευνάω (Rec., ll. with; cf. Bl., § 6, 1; M, Pr., 46), ; [in LXX, ἐρευν- (exc. 1Ch.19:3 A), for חָפַשׂ pi., חָקַר, etc. ; ] ; to search, examine: Jhn.7:52; with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.5:39,…
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Used 6 times. Also: John 7:52, Romans 8:27, 1 Corinthians 2:10, 1 Peter 1:11, Revelation 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2045; TFLSJ G2045; TAGNT John 5:39 word 1
τὰςtasthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)
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 5:39 word 2
γραφάς,graphasScriptures,
Lemma: γραφή (graphē) · Strong's: G1124
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: a writing — γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ ; (γράφω), [in LXX chiefly for כְּתָב ; ] ; 1. a drawing, painting. ; 2. ; (a) writing; (b) that which is written, a writing: πᾶσα γ., 2Ti.3:16; γ. ἅγιαι, Rom.1:2; προφητικαί, Rom.16:26; al αἱ γ. τ.…
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Used 51 times. Also: Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:29, Matthew 26:54, Matthew 26:56, Mark 12:10, Mark 12:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1124; TFLSJ G1124; TAGNT John 5:39 word 3
ὅτιhotifor
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT John 5:39 word 4
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselves
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Nominative · Plural (P-2NP)
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 5:39 word 5
δοκεῖτεdokeitethink
Lemma: δοκέω (dokeō) · Strong's: G1380
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to think — δοκέω, -ῶ; (δόκος, opinion, δέκομαι, Ion, form of δέχ-), [in LXX for טוֹב, נָדַב, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be of opinion, suppose: Mat.24:44, Luk.12:40, Heb.10:29; with inf., Mat.3:9, Luk.8:18 24:37, Jhn.5:39 16:2, Act.12:9…
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Used 64 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 17:25, Matthew 18:12, Matthew 21:28, Matthew 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1380; TFLSJ G1380; TAGNT John 5:39 word 6
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT John 5:39 word 7
αὐταῖςautaisthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (P-DPF)
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 5:39 word 8
ζωὴνzōēnlife
Lemma: ζωή (zōē) · Strong's: G2222
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: life — ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ (ζάω), ; [in LXX chiefly for חַיִּים ; ] ; life (in Hom., Hdt., = βίος, which see; later, existence, vita quâ vivimus, as distinct from βίος, vita quam vivimus; opposite to θάνατος); 1. of natural life:…
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Used 136 times. Also: Matthew 7:14, Matthew 18:8, Matthew 18:9, Matthew 19:16, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 19:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2222; TFLSJ G2222; TAGNT John 5:39 word 9
αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal
Lemma: αἰώνιος (aiōnios) · Strong's: G0166
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: eternal — αἰώνιος, -ον (as usual in Attic), also -α, -ον. 2Th.2:16, Heb.9:12; (αἰών), [in LXX chiefly for עוֹלָם ; ] ; age-long, eternal, ; (a) of that which is without either beginning or end: Rom.16:26, Heb.9:14; (b) of that…
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Used 71 times. Also: Matthew 18:8, Matthew 19:16, Matthew 19:29, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46, Mark 3:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0166; TFLSJ G0166; TAGNT John 5:39 word 10
ἔχειν·echeinto have;
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT John 5:39 word 11
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,…
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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 5:39 word 12
ἐκεῖναίekeinaithese
Lemma: ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) · Strong's: G1565
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (D-NPF)
Meaning: that — ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο ; (ἐκεῖ), [in LXX chiefly for הַהוּא ,הוּא, and cogn. forms ; ] ; demonstr. pron., ; that person or thing (ille), implying remoteness as compared with οὗτος (hic); 1. absol., emphatic he, she, it:…
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Used 255 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:13, Matthew 8:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1565; TFLSJ G1565; TAGNT John 5:39 word 13
εἰσινeisinare they
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT John 5:39 word 14
αἱhaithose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (T-NPF)
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 5:39 word 15
μαρτυροῦσαιmarturousaibearing witness
Lemma: μαρτυρέω (martureō) · Strong's: G3140
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (V-PAP-NPF)
Meaning: to testify — μαρτυρέω, -ῶ; (μάρτυς), [in LXX chiefly for עֵד (עֵד (Gen.31:47-48, al.), also for עוּד hi. (Gen.43:3, La 2:13), עָנָה (Num.35:30) ; ] ; (a) prop., to be a witness, bear witness, testify: absol. (find., al.), Jhn.15:27,…
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Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 23:31, Luke 4:22, John 1:7, John 1:8, John 1:15, John 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3140; TFLSJ G3140; TAGNT John 5:39 word 16
περὶpericoncerning
Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…
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Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT John 5:39 word 17
ἐμοῦ,emouMe,
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Possessive pronoun · 1st Person · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (S-1SGSN)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT John 5:39 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You pore over | → | ἐρευνάω G2045 to look for/into |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Scriptures | → | γραφή G1124 a writing |
| because | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| presume that | → | δοκέω G1380 to think |
| by | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| you possess | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| eternal | → | αἰώνιος G0166 eternal |
| life | → | ζωή G2222 life |
| These | → | ἐκεῖνος G1565 that |
| are | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| the [very words that] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| testify | → | μαρτυρέω G3140 to testify |
| about | → | περί G4012 about |
| Me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
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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