ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐτοῖς (John 6:20)

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Title:  But He Says to Them

The text is, “ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἐγώ εἰμι· μὴ φοβεῖσθε”.

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

“δὲ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “but”.

“λέγει”:  singular, present, active, indicative verb meaning “says”.

“αὐτοῖς”:  third person, personal, masculine, plural, dative pronoun meaning “to them”.

“ἐγώ”:  first person, personal, singular, nominative pronoun meaning “I”.

“εἰμι”:  first person, singular, present, indicative verb meaning “am”.

“μὴ”:  negative particle meaning “not”.

“φοβεῖσθε”:  second person, plural, present, passive, imperative verb meaning “do fear”.

The meaning of this verse is,

But he says to them, “I am. Do not fear.”

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