John 16:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐλθὼν, ἐκεῖνος ἐλέγξει τὸν κόσμον περὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ περὶ κρίσεως:

Transliteration

And elthōn, that one will elegxei the kosmon peri hamartias, and peri dikaiosynēs, and peri kriseōs:

Grammar Details

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
*dikaiosynēs*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - righteousness
*kriseōs*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - judgment

Word Meanings

*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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 8:46 : 46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
Jude 1:15 : 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Acts 16:29-30 : 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
1 Cor 14:24 : 24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
John 8:9 : 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

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