John 3:9

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John 3:9


← John 3:8 [words of Jesus] John 3:9 (KJV) John 3:10 [words of Jesus] →
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

NicodemusG3530 answeredG611 andG2532 saidG2036 unto himG846, HowG4459 canG1410 these thingsG5023 beG1096?


Original Greek

ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;

Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithē G611 V-ADI-3S answered
Νικόδημος
Nikodēmos G3530 N-NSM Nicodemus
καὶ
kai G2532 CONJ and
εἶπεν
eipen G2036 V-2AAI-3S said
αὐτῷ,
autō G846 P-DSM unto him
Πῶς
Pōs G4459 ADV-I How
δύναται
dunatai G1410 V-PNI-3S can
ταῦτα
tauta G5023 D-NPN these things
γενέσθαι;
genesthai G1096 V-2ADN be
Strong's References
  • G611 — ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai, ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee): from ἀπό (apó) G575 and κρίνω (krínō); to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare H6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected); answer
  • G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): from the particle αὖ (aû) (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ (aḗr) G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû) G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons; her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ (hautoû) G848.
  • G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.); arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought
  • G1410 — δύναμαι (dýnamai, doo'-nam-ahee): of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible; be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power
  • G2036 — ἔπω (épō, ep'-o): a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from ἐρέω (eréō) G2046, ῥέω (rhéō) G4483, and φημί (phēmí) G5346); to speak or say (by word or writing); answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare λέγω (légō) G3004.
  • G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words; and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet
  • G3530 — Νικόδημος (Nikódēmos, nik-od'-ay-mos): from νῖκος (nîkos) G3534 and δῆμος (dēmos) G1218; victorious among his people; Nicodemus, an Israelite; Nicodemus
  • G4459 — πῶς (pōs, poce): adverb from the base of ποῦ (poû) G4226; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!; how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
  • G5023 — ταῦτα (taûta, tow'-tah): nominative or accusative case neuter plural of οὗτος (hoûtos) G3778; these things; + afterward, follow, + hereafter, X him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus
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