Μὴ δοκεῖτε ὅτι ἐγὼ κατηγορήσω (John 5:45)

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Title:  Do Not Think That I Will Accuse You

The text is, “Μὴ δοκεῖτε ὅτι ἐγὼ κατηγορήσω ὑμῶν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα· ἔστιν ὁ κατηγορῶν ὑμῶν Μωϋσῆς, εἰς ὃν ὑμεῖς ἠλπίκατε”.

“Μὴ”:  negative particle meaning “not”.

“δοκεῖτε”:  second person, plural, present, active, imperative verb meaning “do think”.

“ὅτι”:  subordinating conjunction meaning “that”.

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

“κατηγορήσω”:  first person, singular, future, active, indicative verb meaning “will accuse”.

“ὑμῶν”:  second person, personal, plural, genitive pronoun meaning “you”.

“πρὸς”:  preposition taking the accusative for its object word and meaning “to”.

“τὸν”:  masculine, singular, accusative article meaning “the”.

“πατέρα”:  masculine, singular, accusative noun meaning “father”.

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

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

“κατηγορῶν”:  present, active, participial, masculine, singular, nominative verb meaning “one accusing”.

“ὑμῶν”:  second person, personal, plural, genitive pronoun meaning “you”.

“Μωϋσῆς”:  masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Moses”.

“εἰς”:  preposition taking the accusative for its object word and meaning “in”.

“ὃν”:  masculine, singular, accusative, definite, relative pronoun meaning “whom”.

“ὑμεῖς”:  second person, personal, plural, nominative pronoun meaning “you”.

“ἠλπίκατε”:  second person, plural, perfect, active, indicative verb meaning “have hoped”.

The meaning of this verse is,

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father.  Moses, in whom you have hoped, is the one accusing you.

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