Ἐγὼ δὲ ἔχω τὴν μαρτυρίαν μείζω τοῦ Ἰωάννου (John 5:36)

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Title:  But I have a Witness Greater than that of John

The text is, “Ἐγὼ δὲ ἔχω τὴν μαρτυρίαν μείζω τοῦ Ἰωάννου· τὰ γὰρ ἔργα ἃ δέδωκέν μοι ὁ πατὴρ ἵνα τελειώσω αὐτά, αὐτὰ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιῶ μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ ὅτι ὁ πατήρ με ἀπέσταλκεν”.

“Ἐγὼ”:  first person, singular, nominative noun meaning “I”.

“δὲ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “but”.

“ἔχω”:  first person, singular, present, active, indicative verb meaning “have”.

“τὴν”:  feminine, singular, accusative article meaning “the”.

“μαρτυρίαν”:  feminine, singular, accusative noun meaning “testimony”.

“μείζω”:  feminine, singular, accusative, comparative adjective meaning “greater”.

“τοῦ”:  masculine, singular, genitive article meaning “the” but not rendered into English here.

“Ἰωάννου”:  masculine, singular, genitive, proper noun meaning “of John”.

“τὰ”:  neuter, plural, nominative article meaning “the”.

“γὰρ”:  coordinating explanatory conjunction meaning “for”.

“ἔργα”:  neuter, plural, nominative noun meaning “works”.

“ἃ”:  neuter, plural, accusative, definite, relative pronoun meaning “that”.

“δέδωκέν”:  third person, singular, perfect, active, indicative verb meaning “has given”.

“μοι”:  first person, personal, singular, dative pronoun meaning “to me”.

“ὁ”:  masculine, singular, nominative article meaning “the”.

“πατὴρ”:  masculine, singular, nominative noun meaning “father”.

“ἵνα”:  subordinating purposive conjunction meaning “that”.

“τελειώσω”:  first person, singular, aorist, active, subjunctive verb meaning “I might accomplish”.

“αὐτά”:  third person, personal, neuter, plural, accusative pronoun meaning “them”.

“αὐτὰ”:  personal, neuter, plural, nominative, intensifying pronoun meaning “very”.

“τὰ”:  neuter, plural, nominative article meaning “the”.

“ἔργα”:  neuter, plural, nominative noun meaning “works”.

“ἃ”:  neuter, plural, accusative, definite, relative pronoun meaning “that”.

“ποιῶ”:  first person, singular, present, active, indicative verb meaning “I do”.

“μαρτυρεῖ”:  third person, singular, present, active, indicative verb meaning “bear witness”.

“περὶ”:  preposition taking the genitive for its object word and meaning “about”.

“ἐμοῦ”:  first person, personal, singular, genitive pronoun meaning “me”.

“ὅτι”:  subordinating conjunction meaning “that”.

“ὁ”:  masculine, singular, nominative article meaning “the”.

“πατήρ”:  masculine, singular, nominative noun meaning “father”.

“με”:  first person, personal, singular, accusative pronoun meaning “me”.

“ἀπέσταλκεν”:  third person, singular, perfect, active, indicative verb meaning “has sent”.

The meaning of this verse is,

But I have the greater testimony of John, for the works that the Father has given to me, that I might accomplish them, the very works that I do, bear witness about me, that the Father has sent me.”

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