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Knowing God

  • Writer: Jovus Thorin
    Jovus Thorin
  • Aug 9, 2021
  • 2 min read

John 17:3


King James Bible:

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.


Greek original:

αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωὴ, ἵνα γινώσκωσιν σὲ τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεὸν καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.


My translation (see D&C 130:3):

This, then, is Eternal Life: to physically encounter thee, the only real God, and Jesus the Anointed One whom thou didst set apart.


Now

δέ (de)

Conjunction

Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.


this

αὕτη (hautē)

Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.


is

ἐστιν (estin)

Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.


eternal

αἰώνιος (aiōnios)

Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 166: From aion; perpetual.


life,

ζωὴ (zōē)

Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.


that

ἵνα (hina)

Conjunction

Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.


they may know

γινώσκωσιν (ginōskōsin)

Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural

Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.


You,

σὲ (se)

Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular

Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


the

τὸν (ton)

Article - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.


only

μόνον (monon)

Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3441: Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere.


TRUE

ἀληθινὸν (alēthinon)

Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 228: True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful.


God,

Θεὸν (Theon)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


and

καὶ (kai)

Conjunction

Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.


Jesus

Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.


Christ,

Χριστόν (Christon)

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


whom

ὃν (hon)

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.


You have sent.

ἀπέστειλας (apesteilas)

Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular

Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.



 
 
 

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