John 8:58 Go deeper
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Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. (KJV)
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ΕἶπενEipenSaid
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT John 8:58 word 1
αὐτοῖςautoisto them
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)
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 8:58 word 2
ὁho<the>
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: 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 8:58 word 3
Ἰησοῦς·IēsousJesus;
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 978 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424G; TFLSJ G2424G; TAGNT John 8:58 word 4
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 8:58 word 5
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 8:58 word 6
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 8:58 word 7
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).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 8:58 word 8
πρὶνprinbefore
Lemma: πρίν (prin) · Strong's: G4250
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: before — πρίν ; 1. as adv. of time, before, formerly (cl.; 3Ma.5:28 3Mac 6:4 3Mac 6:31); 2. As conic. (cl.), before; (a) after a positive sentence, with accusative and inf.: Mat.26:34, 75, Mrk.14:72, Luk.22:61, Jhn.4:49 8:58…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 26:34, Matthew 26:75, Mark 14:30, Mark 14:72, Luke 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4250; TFLSJ G4250; TAGNT John 8:58 word 9
ἈβραὰμAbraamAbraham
Lemma: Ἀβραάμ (Abraam) · Strong's: G0011
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-ASM-P)
Meaning: Abraham — Ἀβραάμ (Heb. אַבְרָהָם), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἄβραμος, -ου; MM, VGT, see word), ; Abraham (Gen.17:5 al.): Mat.1:1, 2 al.; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 73 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 22:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0011; TFLSJ G0011; TAGNT John 8:58 word 10
γενέσθαιgenesthaibeing
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Infinitive (V-2ADN)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT John 8:58 word 11
ἐγὼegōI myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)
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 8:58 word 12
εἰμί.eimiam.
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 8:58 word 13
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 |
| Jesus | → | Ἰησοῦς G2424G Jesus |
| declared | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| . . . | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| before | → | πρίν G4250 before |
| Abraham | → | Ἀβραάμ G0011 Abraham |
| was [born] | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| I | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| am | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
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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