Title: Jesus Answered, “Do You Say This of Yourself?”
The text is,”ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ σὺ τοῦτο λέγεις ἢ ἄλλοι εἶπόν σοι περὶ ἐμοῦ”.
ἀπεκρίθη -> third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb -> answered
Ἰησοῦς -> masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun -> Jesus
ἀπὸ -> preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> of | from | by
σεαυτοῦ -> second person, masculine, singular, genitive, reflexive pronoun -> yourself
σὺ -> second person, personal, singular, nominative pronoun -> you
τοῦτο -> neuter, singular, accusative, demonstrative pronoun -> this
λέγεις -> second person, singular, present, active, indicative verb -> do say
ἢ -> particle -> or
ἄλλοι -> masculine, plural, nominative, demonstrative adjective -> others
εἶπόν -> third person, plural, aorist, active, indicative verb -> did say it
σοι -> second person, personal, singular, dative pronoun -> to you
περὶ -> preposition taking the genitive for its object word -> about
ἐμοῦ -> first person, personal, singular, genitive pronoun -> me
The meaning of this verse is,
Jesus answered, “Do you say this of yourself? Or did others say it to you about me?”
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