John 8:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ δὲ τῷ ὑμετέρῳ γέγραπται, ὅτι δύο ἀνθρώπων ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστιν.

Transliteration

And in the nomō de the hymeterō it has been gegraptai, that of two anthrōpōn the martyria alēthēs estin.

Grammar Details

*nomō*: dative, masculine, singular - law
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*hymeterō*: adjective, dative, masculine, singular - your
*gegraptai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written
*anthrōpōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people
*martyria*: nominative, feminine, singular - testimony
*alēthēs*: adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - true
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is

Word Meanings

*nomō*: law/Torah
*hymeterō*: your/yours/of you
*gegraptai*: has been written/recorded/inscribed
*anthrōpōn*: men/people/persons
*martyria*: testimony/witness/evidence
*alēthēs*: true/valid/genuine

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 18:16 : 16 But if he hear you not, take with you one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.
Deut 19:15 : 15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
Deut 17:6 : 6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Gal 3:24 : 24 So that the law is become our tutor [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Gal 4:21 : 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Heb 10:28 : 28 A man that hath set at nought Moses law dieth without compassion on [the word of] two or three witnesses:
1 John 5:9 : 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.
Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
John 10:34 : 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?
John 15:25 : 25 But [this cometh to pass], that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
2 Cor 13:1 : 1 This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word be established.
1 Kgs 21:10 : 10 and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.

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