16 {
"verseID": "John.5.16",
"source": "Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐδίωκον τὸν Ἰησοῦν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει ἐν σαββάτῳ.",
"text": "And because of *touto ediōkon* the *Iēsoun* the *Ioudaioi*, and *ezētoun* him *apokteinai*, because *tauta epoiei* on *sabbatō*.",
"grammar": {
"*dia touto*": "prepositional phrase - because of this",
"*ediōkon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural of *diōkō* - were persecuting",
"*Iēsoun*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*Ioudaioi*": "noun, nominative, masculine, plural - Jews/Judeans",
"*ezētoun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural of *zēteō* - were seeking",
"*auton*": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*apokteinai*": "aorist active infinitive of *apokteinō* - to kill",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because",
"*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things",
"*epoiei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular of *poieō* - was doing",
"*sabbatō*": "noun, dative, neuter, singular - sabbath"
},
"variants": {
"*ediōkon*": "were persecuting/pursued/harassed",
"*ezētoun*": "were seeking/trying/attempting",
"*apokteinai*": "to kill/to put to death",
"*epoiei*": "was doing/kept doing/practiced"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "John.5.17",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτοῖς, Ὁ Πατήρ μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαι.",
"text": "The *de Iēsous apekrinato* to them, The *Patēr* of me until *arti ergazetai*, and I *ergazomai*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*Iēsous*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*apekrinato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular of *apokrinomai* - answered",
"*autois*": "personal pronoun, dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*Patēr*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Father",
"*mou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, 1st singular - of me",
"*heōs*": "preposition - until",
"*arti*": "adverb - now/at present",
"*ergazetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd singular of *ergazomai* - works",
"*kagō*": "crasis of *kai egō* - and I",
"*ergazomai*": "present middle indicative, 1st singular of *ergazomai* - work"
},
"variants": {
"*apekrinato*": "answered/replied/responded",
"*Patēr*": "Father",
"*heōs arti*": "until now/still/continuously",
"*ergazetai*": "works/is working/labors",
"*ergazomai*": "work/am working/labor"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "John.5.18",
"source": "Διὰ τοῦτο οὖν μᾶλλον ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀποκτεῖναι, ὅτι οὐ μόνον ἔλυεν τὸ σάββατον, ἀλλὰ καὶ Πατέρα ἴδιον ἔλεγεν τὸν Θεόν, ἴσον ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν τῷ Θεῷ.",
"text": "Because of *touto oun mallon ezētoun* him the *Ioudaioi apokteinai*, because not only *elyen* the *sabbaton*, but also *Patera idion elegen* the *Theon*, *ison heauton poiōn* to the *Theō*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dia touto*": "prepositional phrase - because of this",
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/so",
"*mallon*": "adverb, comparative - more/rather",
"*ezētoun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural of *zēteō* - were seeking",
"*auton*": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*Ioudaioi*": "noun, nominative, masculine, plural - Jews/Judeans",
"*apokteinai*": "aorist active infinitive of *apokteinō* - to kill",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because",
"*ou monon*": "adverbial phrase - not only",
"*elyen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular of *lyō* - was breaking/loosing",
"*sabbaton*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - sabbath",
"*alla kai*": "conjunction phrase - but also",
"*Patera*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - Father",
"*idion*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - his own",
"*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular of *legō* - was calling/saying",
"*Theon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*ison*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - equal",
"*heauton*": "reflexive pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - himself",
"*poiōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - making",
"*Theō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - God"
},
"variants": {
"*mallon ezētoun*": "were seeking more/were more determined",
"*elyen*": "was breaking/was violating/was loosing",
"*Patera idion*": "his own Father/Father in a unique sense",
"*ison heauton poiōn*": "making himself equal/claiming equality"
}
}