Bible Verse Dictionary
John 13:37 - Now
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter | G4074 | Πέτρος | 
[Noun Masculine] a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037); as a name Petrus an apostle  | 
                            
| said | G3004 | λέγω | 
[Verb] properly to   | 
                            
| unto him | G846 | αὐτός | 
 backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons  | 
                            
| Lord | G2962 | κύριος | 
[Noun Masculine] supreme in authority that is (as noun) controller; by implication Mr . (as a respectful title)  | 
                            
| why | G1302 | διατί | 
 through what cause? that is why?  | 
                            
| cannot | G1410 | δύναμαι | 
[Verb] to be able or possible  | 
                            
| I follow | G190 | ἀκολουθέω | 
[Verb] properly to be in the same way with that is to accompany (specifically as a disciple)  | 
                            
| thee | G4671 | σοί | 
 to thee  | 
                            
| now | G737 | ἄρτι | 
[Adverb] just now  | 
                            
| I will lay down | G5087 | τίθημι | 
[Verb] to place (in the widest application literally and figuratively; properly in a passive or horizontal posture and thus different from G2476 which properly denotes an upright and active position while G2749 is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)  | 
                            
| my | G3450 | μοῦ | 
 of me  | 
                            
| life | G5590 | ψυχή | 
[Noun Feminine] breath that is (by implication) spirit abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151 which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222 which is mere vitality even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew [H5315] [H7307] and [H2416]  | 
                            
| for thy sake | G5228 | ὑπέρ | 
[Preposition] 
  | 
                            
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.