John 16:18-19 : 18 {
"verseID": "John.16.18",
"source": "Ἔλεγον οὖν, Τοῦτο Τί ἐστιν ὃ λέγει, Τὸ μικρόν; οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί λαλεῖ.",
"text": "They were *elegon oun*, This What *estin* which *legei*, The *mikron*? not *oidamen* what he *lalei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying",
"*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then",
"Τοῦτο": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - this",
"Τί": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - what",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"ὃ": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - which",
"*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says",
"Τὸ": "definite article, nominative, neuter, singular - the",
"*mikron*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - little while",
"οὐκ": "negative particle - not",
"*oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we know",
"τί": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what",
"*lalei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - speaks/says"
},
"variants": {
"*Elegon*": "they were saying/they kept saying (imperfect tense indicating ongoing action)",
"*oun*": "therefore/then/so",
"*estin*": "is/means",
"*legei*": "he says/he means",
"*mikron*": "little while/short time",
"*oidamen*": "we know/we understand (perfect tense with present meaning)",
"*lalei*": "speaks/means/says"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "John.16.19",
"source": "Ἔγνω οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἤθελον αὐτὸν ἐρωτᾷν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Περὶ τούτου ζητεῖτε μετʼ ἀλλήλων ὅτι εἶπον, Μικρὸν, καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με: καὶ πάλιν, μικρὸν, καὶ ὄψεσθέ με;",
"text": "*Egnō oun* the *Iēsous* that they *ēthelon* him *erōtan*, and *eipen* to them, *Peri toutou zēteite met' allēlōn* because *eipon*, *Mikron*, and not *theōreite* me: and again, *mikron*, and *opsesthe* me?",
"grammar": {
"*Egnō*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - knew/perceived",
"*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then",
"ὁ": "definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the",
"*Iēsous*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"ὅτι": "conjunction - that",
"*ēthelon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were wanting",
"αὐτὸν": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*erōtan*": "present active infinitive - to ask",
"καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said",
"αὐτοῖς": "personal pronoun, dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*Peri*": "preposition - concerning",
"τούτου": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, neuter, singular - this",
"*zēteite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you seek/inquire",
"μετʼ": "preposition - with",
"*allēlōn*": "reciprocal pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - one another",
"ὅτι": "conjunction - because",
"*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I said",
"*Mikron*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular used adverbially - a little while",
"καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"οὐ": "negative particle - not",
"*theōreite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you see/behold",
"με": "personal pronoun, accusative, singular - me",
"καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"πάλιν": "adverb - again",
"*mikron*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular used adverbially - a little while",
"καὶ": "conjunction - and",
"*opsesthe*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will see",
"με": "personal pronoun, accusative, singular - me"
},
"variants": {
"*Egnō*": "knew/perceived/realized",
"*oun*": "therefore/then/so",
"*Iēsous*": "Jesus",
"*ēthelon*": "they were wanting/they were desiring (imperfect tense indicating continuous action)",
"*erōtan*": "to ask/to question",
"*eipen*": "said/told",
"*Peri*": "concerning/about/regarding",
"*zēteite*": "you seek/you inquire/you discuss",
"*allēlōn*": "one another/each other",
"*eipon*": "I said/I told",
"*Mikron*": "a little while/shortly/soon",
"*theōreite*": "you see/you behold/you perceive",
"*opsesthe*": "you will see/you will perceive"
}
}