John 16:8-9 : 8 {
"verseID": "John.16.8",
"source": "Καὶ ἐλθὼν, ἐκεῖνος ἐλέγξει τὸν κόσμον περὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ περὶ κρίσεως:",
"text": "And *elthōn*, that one will *elegxei* the *kosmon peri hamartias*, and *peri dikaiosynēs*, and *peri kriseōs*:",
"grammar": {
"Καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come",
"ἐκεῖνος": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one",
"*elegxei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will convict/expose",
"τὸν": "definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the",
"*kosmon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - world",
"*peri*": "preposition - concerning",
"*hamartias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - sin",
"καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"*peri*": "preposition - concerning",
"*dikaiosynēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - righteousness",
"καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"*peri*": "preposition - concerning",
"*kriseōs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - judgment"
},
"variants": {
"*elthōn*": "having come/when he comes",
"*elegxei*": "will convict/will expose/will prove wrong",
"*kosmon*": "world/world-system/humanity",
"*peri*": "concerning/about/regarding",
"*hamartias*": "sin/wrongdoing",
"*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice",
"*kriseōs*": "judgment/decision/condemnation"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "John.16.9",
"source": "Περὶ ἁμαρτίας μέν, ὅτι οὐ πιστεύουσιν εἰς ἐμέ·",
"text": "*Peri hamartias men*, because not *pisteuousin eis* me;",
"grammar": {
"*Peri*": "preposition - concerning",
"*hamartias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - sin",
"*men*": "particle indicating contrast with following clause - on the one hand",
"ὅτι": "conjunction - because",
"οὐ": "negative particle - not",
"*pisteuousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they believe",
"*eis*": "preposition - into/in",
"ἐμέ": "personal pronoun, accusative, singular - me"
},
"variants": {
"*Peri*": "concerning/about/regarding",
"*hamartias*": "sin/wrongdoing",
"*men*": "on the one hand (usually paired with δέ in a following clause)",
"*pisteuousin*": "they believe/they trust/they have faith",
"*eis*": "into/in/toward (stronger than simple dative, implying movement toward and relationship with)"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "John.16.10",
"source": "Περὶ δικαιοσύνης δέ, ὅτι πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα μου ὑπάγω, καὶ οὐκέτι θεωρεῖτέ με·",
"text": "*Peri dikaiosynēs de*, because *pros* the *Patera* of me *hypagō*, and no longer *theōreite* me;",
"grammar": {
"*Peri*": "preposition - concerning",
"*dikaiosynēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - righteousness",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"ὅτι": "conjunction - because",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to",
"τὸν": "definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the",
"*Patera*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - Father",
"μου": "personal pronoun, genitive, singular - of me",
"*hypagō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I go away",
"καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"οὐκέτι": "adverb - no longer",
"*theōreite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you see/behold"
},
"variants": {
"*Peri*": "concerning/about/regarding",
"*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice",
"*de*": "but/and (contrasting with *men* in previous verse)",
"*pros*": "to/toward/with",
"*Patera*": "Father",
"*hypagō*": "I go away/I depart/I go",
"*theōreite*": "you see/you behold/you perceive"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "John.16.11",
"source": "Περὶ δὲ κρίσεως, ὅτι ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτου κέκριται.",
"text": "*Peri de kriseōs*, because the *archōn* of the *kosmou toutou kekritai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Peri*": "preposition - concerning",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*kriseōs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - judgment",
"ὅτι": "conjunction - because",
"ὁ": "definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the",
"*archōn*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - ruler/prince",
"τοῦ": "definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the",
"*kosmou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - world",
"*toutou*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - this",
"*kekritai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been judged"
},
"variants": {
"*Peri*": "concerning/about/regarding",
"*de*": "but/and (continuing the contrast with *men* in verse 9)",
"*kriseōs*": "judgment/condemnation/decision",
"*archōn*": "ruler/prince/authority",
"*kosmou*": "world/world-system/age",
"*toutou*": "this/this present",
"*kekritai*": "has been judged/has been condemned (perfect tense indicating completed action with ongoing results)"
}
}