John 10:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐκύκλωσαν οὖν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, Ἕως πότε τὴν ψυχὴν ἡμῶν αἴρεις; Εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν παρρησίᾳ.

Transliteration

Ekyklōsan oun him the Ioudaioi, and elegon to him, Until when the psychēn of us aireis? If you ei the Christos, eipe to us parrēsia.

Grammar Details

*Ekyklōsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they surrounded/encircled
*oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore/so
*Ioudaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Jews
*elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying
*psychēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - soul/life
*aireis*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you lift up/take away
*ei*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you are
*Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
*eipe*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - tell/say
*parrēsia*: dative, feminine, singular - openness/boldness/frankness

Word Meanings

*Ekyklōsan*: surrounded/encircled/gathered around
*oun*: therefore/so/then
*Ioudaioi*: Jews/Judeans
*elegon*: were saying/telling/speaking
*psychēn*: soul/life/mind
*aireis*: lift up/take away/hold in suspense
*ei*: are/exist
*Christos*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
*eipe*: tell/say/speak
*parrēsia*: openly/boldly/plainly/frankly

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 22:67-70 : 67 {G1487} Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. 69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
John 1:19 : 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
Matt 11:3 : 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
Luke 3:15 : 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
1 Kgs 18:21 : 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
John 8:25 : 25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
John 8:53 : 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
John 9:22 : 22 These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
John 16:25 : 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

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