Bible Verse Dictionary
John 3:4 - How
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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Nicodemus | G3530 | Νικόδημος |
[Noun Masculine] victorious among his people; Nicodemus an Israelite |
saith | G3004 | λέγω |
[Verb] properly to |
unto | G4314 | πρός |
[Preposition] a preposition of direction; forward to that is toward (with the genitive case the side of that is pertaining to; with the dative case by the side of that is near to; usually with the accusative case the place time occasion or respect which is the destination of the relation that is whither or for which it is predicated) |
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 |
How | G4459 | πῶς |
an interrogitive particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect how?); also as exclamation how much! |
can | G1410 | δύναμαι |
[Verb] to be able or possible |
a man | G444 | ἄνθρωπος |
[Noun Masculine] from G3700); manfaced that is a human being |
be born | G1080 | γεννάω |
[Verb] to procreate (properly of the father but by extension of the mother); figuratively to regenerate |
when he | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
is | G5607 | ὤν |
[Verb] being |
old | G1088 | γέρων |
[Noun Masculine] aged |
can | G1410 | δύναμαι |
[Verb] to be able or possible |
he | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
enter | G1525 | εἰσέρχομαι |
[Verb] to enter (literally or figuratively) |
the second time | G1208 | δεύτερος |
[Adjective] (ordinal) second (in time place or rank; also adverbially) |
into | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
his | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
mother's womb | G2836 | κοιλία |
[Noun Feminine] a cavity that is (specifically) the abdomen; by implication the matrix; figuratively the heart |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
be born | G1080 | γεννάω |
[Verb] to procreate (properly of the father but by extension of the mother); figuratively to regenerate |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.