ἡ γὰρ σάρξ μου ἀληθής ἐστιν βρῶσις (John 6:55)

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Title:  For My Flesh is True Food

The text is, “ἡ γὰρ σάρξ μου ἀληθής ἐστιν βρῶσις, καὶ τὸ αἷμά μου ἀληθής ἐστιν πόσις”.

“ἡ”:  feminine, singular, nominative article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

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

“σάρξ”: feminine, singular, nominative noun meaning “flesh”.

“μου”:  first person, personal, singular, genitive pronoun meaning “my”.

“ἀληθής”:  feminine, singular, nominative adjective meaning “true”.

“ἐστιν”:  third person, singular, present, indicative verb meaning “is”.

“βρῶσις”:  feminine, singular, nominative noun meaning “food”.

“καὶ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “and”.

“τὸ”:  neuter, singular, nominative article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“αἷμά”:  neuter, singular, nominative  noun meaning “blood”.

“μου”:  first person, personal, singular, genitive pronoun meaning “my”.

“ἀληθής”:  feminine, singular, nominative adjective meaning “true”.

“ἐστιν”:  third person, singular, present, indicative verb meaning “is”.

“πόσις”:  feminine, singular, nominative noun meaning “drink”.

The meaning of this verse is,

For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.”

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