John 12:36

ἕως τὸ φῶς ἔχετε πιστεύετε εἰς τὸ φῶς ἵνα υἱοὶ φωτὸς γένησθε Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἐκρύβη ἀπ' αὐτῶν
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
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Ephesians 5:8

ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε
8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

John 8:59

ἦραν οὖν λίθους ἵνα βάλωσιν ἐπ' αὐτόν· Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἐκρύβη καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ διελθὼν διὰ μέσου αὐτῶν· καὶ παρῆγεν οὕτως
59
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

1 Thessalonians 5:5

πάντες ὑμεῖς υἱοὶ φωτός ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ἡμέρας οὐκ ἐσμὲν νυκτὸς οὐδὲ σκότους·
5
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Luke 16:8

καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσιν
8
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

Acts 13:47

οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ κύριος Τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς
47
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

John 1:7

οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσιν δι' αὐτοῦ
7
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

Isaiah 60:1

קוּמִי אוֹרִי כִּי בָא אוֹרֵךְ וּכְבוֹד יְהוָה עָלַיִךְ זָרָֽח׃
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Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

John 3:21

ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς ἵνα φανερωθῇ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ὅτι ἐν θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα
21
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

ἡμεῖς δὲ ἡμέρας ὄντες νήφωμεν ἐνδυσάμενοι θώρακα πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ περικεφαλαίαν ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας·
8
But let us, be who are of the day, sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

John 11:54

Ἰησοῦς οὖν οὐκ ἔτι παῤῥησίᾳ περιεπάτει ἐν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὴν χώραν ἐγγὺς τῆς ἐρήμου εἰς Ἐφραὶμ λεγομένην πόλιν κἀκεῖ διέτριβεν μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ
54
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

1 John 2:9

ὁ λέγων ἐν τῷ φωτὶ εἶναι καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῶν ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν ἕως ἄρτι
9
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

John 10:39

Ἐζήτουν οὖν πάλιν αὐτὸν πιάσαι καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν
39
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

Matthew 21:17

Καὶ καταλιπὼν αὐτοὺς ἐξῆλθεν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως εἰς Βηθανίαν καὶ ηὐλίσθη ἐκεῖ
17
And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
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In the KJV here: while
till ×41 until ×33 unto ×25 to ×16 while ×7 even unto ×6 how ×4 as far as ×3
Strong's Definition G2193
till, until, unto, to, while, …
heōs
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
  • till, until
Variations 1 forms of this word
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Definite Article — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
τὸ Speech Definite Article Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
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Noun — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
φῶς Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: φῶς · fose
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In the KJV here: light
light ×47 a light ×7 of light ×4 the light ×3 fire ×2 light of ×2 are ye light ×1 for a light ×1
Strong's Definition G5457
light, fire, lights
phōs
luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
  • light
    • the light
      • emitted by a lamp
        • "a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth
      anything emitting light
      • a star
        • "fire because it is light and sheds light"a lamp or torch
      light, i.e., brightness
      • of a lamp
    metaphorically
    • God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality
      • "of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it"that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly"reason, mind
      • the power of understanding especially moral and spiritual truth
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 10 English renderings
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Verb — Present Active Indicative, second person plural ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"
ἔχετε Speech Verb Tense Present Voice Active Mood Indicative Person Second Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἔχω · EH-hoh
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In the KJV here: ye have
having ×82 hath ×76 have ×73 had ×39 i have ×33 we have ×33 ye have ×32 he hath ×19
Strong's Definition G2192
have, hath, had, having, hast, …
echō
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
  • to have, i.e., to hold
    • to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
    to have i.e., own, possess
    • external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
      • "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
    to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
    • to be closely joined to a person or a thing
Variations 69 forms of this word
Translations 159 English renderings
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Verb — Present Active, second person plural ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" the subject does the action — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"
πιστεύετε Speech Verb Tense Present Voice Active Person Second Number Plural
Dictionary form: πιστεύω · pee-STEV-oh
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In the KJV here: believe
believe ×45 believed ×32 believeth ×15 that believeth ×12 ye believe ×7 believing ×6 we believe ×5 ye believed ×5
Strong's Definition G4100
believe, believed, believeth, believest, believing, …
pisteuō
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
  • to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
    • of the thing believed
      • to credit, have confidence
      in a moral or religious reference
      • used in the New Testament of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
        • "to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
    to entrust a thing to one, i.e., his fidelity
    • to be entrusted with a thing
Variations 70 forms of this word
Translations 97 English renderings
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Preposition
εἰς Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: εἰς · ees
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In the KJV here: in
into ×560 to ×325 unto ×204 for ×140 in ×127 on ×57 toward ×27 against ×26
Strong's Definition G1519
into, to, unto, for, in, …
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 104 English renderings
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Definite Article — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
τὸ Speech Definite Article Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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In the KJV here: the
the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 525 English renderings
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Noun — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
φῶς Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: φῶς · fose
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In the KJV here: light
light ×47 a light ×7 of light ×4 the light ×3 fire ×2 light of ×2 are ye light ×1 for a light ×1
Strong's Definition G5457
light, fire, lights
phōs
luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
  • light
    • the light
      • emitted by a lamp
        • "a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth
      anything emitting light
      • a star
        • "fire because it is light and sheds light"a lamp or torch
      light, i.e., brightness
      • of a lamp
    metaphorically
    • God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality
      • "of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it"that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly"reason, mind
      • the power of understanding especially moral and spiritual truth
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 10 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: ἵνα · HEE-na
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In the KJV here: that
that ×519 to ×63 lest ×19 for to ×4 for ×3 that that ×3 him that ×2 him to ×2
Strong's Definition G2443
that, to, lest, for, so, …
hina
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
  • that, in order that, so that
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 37 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, masculine plural the subject — the one doing the action plural — usually add "-s"
υἱοὶ Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: υἱός · hoo-OSE
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In the KJV here: the children
son ×231 the son ×26 children ×21 sons ×17 son of ×15 the children ×14 a son ×13 thou son ×11
Strong's Definition G5207
son, children, sons, child, foal
huios
a ___%___son___%___ (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
  • a son
    • rarely used for the young of animals
      • "generally used of the offspring of men"in a restricted sense, the male offspring (one born by a father and of a mother)"in a wider sense, a descendant, one of the posterity of any one,
      • the children of Israel
        • "sons of Abraham
      used to describe one who depends on another or is his follower
      • a pupil
    son of man
    • term describing man, carrying the connotation of weakness and mortality
      • "son of man, symbolically denotes the fifth kingdom in Daniel 7:13 and by this term its humanity is indicated in contrast with the barbarity and ferocity of the four preceding kingdoms (the Babylonian, the Median and the Persian, the Macedonian, and the Roman) typified by the four beasts"used by Christ himself, doubtless in order that he might intimate his Messiahship and also that he might designate himself as the head of the human race, the man, the one who both furnished the pattern of the perfect man and acted on behalf of all mankind
    son of God
    • used to describe Adam (see Luke 3:38)
      • "used to describe those who are born again (see Luke 20:36) and of angels and of Jesus Christ"of those whom God esteems as sons, whom he loves, protects and benefits above others
      • in the Old Testament used of the Jews
        • "in the New Testament of Christians"those whose character God, as a loving father, shapes by chastisements (Hebrews 12:5–8)
      those who revere God as their father, the pious worshipers of God, those who in character and life resemble God, those who are governed by the Spirit of God, repose the same calm and joyful trust in God ...
Variations 18 forms of this word
Translations 33 English renderings
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Noun — Genitive, neuter singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
φωτὸς Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: φῶς · fose
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In the KJV here: of light
light ×47 a light ×7 of light ×4 the light ×3 fire ×2 light of ×2 are ye light ×1 for a light ×1
Strong's Definition G5457
light, fire, lights
phōs
luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
  • light
    • the light
      • emitted by a lamp
        • "a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth
      anything emitting light
      • a star
        • "fire because it is light and sheds light"a lamp or torch
      light, i.e., brightness
      • of a lamp
    metaphorically
    • God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality
      • "of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it"that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly"reason, mind
      • the power of understanding especially moral and spiritual truth
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 10 English renderings
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Verb — Middle Deponent Subjunctive, second person plural middle in form but active in meaning — translate it actively a possibility or purpose — try "he may ___" or "that he might ___" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"
γένησθε Speech Verb Voice Middle Deponent Mood Subjunctive Person Second Number Plural
Dictionary form: γίνομαι · GEE-noh-meh
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In the KJV here: ye may be
it came to pass ×56 was ×44 be ×26 there was ×22 came ×15 god forbid ×14 were ×14 was come ×13
Strong's Definition G1096
was, be, pass, made, done, …
ginomai
to cause to be (___%___gen___%___-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
  • to become, i.e., to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
    • "to become, i.e., to come to pass, happen
    • of events
    to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
    • of men appearing in public
    to be made, finished
    • of miracles, to be performed, wrought
    to become, be made
Variations 85 forms of this word
Translations 245 English renderings
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In the KJV here: these things
these things ×152 these ×28 thus ×17 that ×7 these words ×6 this ×6 those things ×3 such things ×2
Strong's Definition G5023
things, these, thus, that, words, …
tauta
these things
  • these
Variations 4 forms of this word
Translations 23 English renderings
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Verb — Aorist Active Indicative, third person singular the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἐλάλησεν Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Active Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: λαλέω · la-LEH-oh
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In the KJV here: spake
spake ×37 speak ×34 to speak ×22 he spake ×12 speaketh ×12 speaking ×11 i speak ×10 we speak ×7
Strong's Definition G2980
speak, spake, spoken, speaketh, speaking, …
laleō
to talk, i.e., utter words
  • to utter a voice or emit a sound
    • "to speak
    • to use the tongue or the faculty of speech
      • "to utter articulate sounds
    to talk"to utter, tell"to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts
    • to speak
Variations 71 forms of this word
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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
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Noun — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
Ἰησοῦς Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular More Person
Dictionary form: Ἰησοῦς · ee-ay-SOOS
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In the KJV here: jesus
jesus ×847 of jesus ×56 jesus of ×21 that jesus ×5 to jesus ×5 even jesus ×4 jesus unto ×4 jesus ×3
Strong's Definition G2424
jesus, him
iēsous
Jehovah is salvation
Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
  • Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses' successor
    • "Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of the ancestors of Christ"Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate"Jesus Barabbas was the captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ"Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in the preaching of the gospel
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 25 English renderings
Jesus The Christ Joshua An ancestor of Jesus Christ
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: καί · keh
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and ×8028 also ×492 even ×102 both ×51 but ×40 then ×25 neither ×21 it and ×18
Strong's Definition G2532
and, also, even, both, but, …
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Variations 3 forms of this word
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Verb — Active Participle Nominative, masculine singular the subject does the action — "he ___s" a verbal adjective — try "___ing" or "the one who ___s" the subject — the one doing the action
ἀπελθὼν Speech Verb Voice Active Mood Participle Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἀπέρχομαι · ah-PER-hoh-meh
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In the KJV here: departed
went ×18 departed ×10 go ×5 and departed ×4 and went ×4 to go ×4 he departed ×3 he went away ×3
Strong's Definition G565
went, departed, go, away, way, …
aperchomai
to go off (i.e., depart), aside (i.e., apart) or behind (i.e., follow), literally or figuratively
  • to go away, depart
    • to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his party, follow him as a leader
    to go away
    • of departing evils and sufferings
      • "of good things taken away from one"of an evanescent state of things
Variations 23 forms of this word
Translations 58 English renderings
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Verb — Passive Indicative, third person singular the subject receives the action — "he is ___ed" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἐκρύβη Speech Verb Voice Passive Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: κρύπτω · KROO-ptoh
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In the KJV here: and did hide himself
hid ×4 be hid ×2 and did hide himself ×1 and hid ×1 he hideth ×1 hid himself ×1 hidden ×1 hide ×1
Strong's Definition G2928
hid, hide, hideth, secret, secretly, …
kryptō
to conceal (properly, by covering)
  • to hide, conceal, to be hid
    • "escape notice"metaphorically to conceal (that it may not become known)
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 12 English renderings
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In the KJV here: from
from ×377 of ×130 out of ×22 out ×13 since ×11 for ×10 off ×10 at ×8
Strong's Definition G575
from, of, out, since, off, …
apo
___%___off,___%___ i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
  • of separation
    • of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e., of departing, of fleeing
      • "of separation of a part from the whole
      • where of a whole some part is taken
      of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed"of a state of separation, that is of distance
      • physical, of distance of place
        • "temporal, of distance of time
    of origin
    • of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
      • "of origin of a cause
Variations 4 forms of this word
Translations 54 English renderings
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Personal Pronoun — Genitive, masculine plural possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s" plural — usually add "-s"
αὐτῶν Speech Personal Pronoun Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: αὐτός · av-TOSE
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In the KJV here: them
him ×1449 his ×979 them ×691 unto him ×353 unto them ×338 their ×290 he ×217 her ×177
Strong's Definition G846
him, them, his, their, he, …
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
Variations 38 forms of this word
Translations 208 English renderings
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