John 8:44

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ὑμεῖς
G5210
hymeis
you (as subjective of verb)
  • you
ἐκ
G1537 PREP
ek
a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
  • out of, from, by, away from
πατρὸς
G3962
patēr
a ___%___father___%___ (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
  • generator or male ancestor
    • either the nearest ancestor: father of the corporeal nature, natural fathers, both parents
    • "a more remote ancestor, the founder of a race or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Jacob and David
      • fathers i.e., ancestors, forefathers, founders of a race
      one advanced in years, a senior
    metaphorically
    • the originator and transmitter of anything
      • the authors of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself
      • "one who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds
      one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way"a title of honor
      • teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received
      • "the members of the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative it was by virtue of the wisdom and experience in which they excelled, to take charge of the interests of others
    God is called the Father
    • of the stars, the heavenly luminaries, because he is their creator, upholder, ruler
    • "of all rational and intelligent beings, whether angels or men, because he is their creator, preserver, guardian and protector
      • of spiritual beings and of all men
      of Christians, as those who through Christ have been exalted to a specially close and intimate relationship with God, and who no longer dread him as a stern judge of sinners, but revere him as their reconciled and loving Father"the Father of Jesus Christ, as one whom God has united to himself in the closest bond of love and intimacy, made acquainted with his purposes, appointed to explain and carry out...
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
διαβόλου
G1228
diabolos
a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H7854)
  • prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely
    • a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer,
    metaphorically applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him Satan the prince of the demons, the author of evil, persecuting good men, estranging mankind from God and enticing them to sin, afflicting them with diseases by means of demons who take possession of their bodies at his bidding
ἐστὲ
G2075
este
ye are
  • second person plural of ___%___to be___%___
καὶ
G2532
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
τὰς
G3588
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐπιθυμίας
G1939
epithymia
a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
  • desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πατρὸς
G3962 N-GSM
patēr
a ___%___father___%___ (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
  • generator or male ancestor
    • either the nearest ancestor: father of the corporeal nature, natural fathers, both parents
    • "a more remote ancestor, the founder of a race or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Jacob and David
      • fathers i.e., ancestors, forefathers, founders of a race
      one advanced in years, a senior
    metaphorically
    • the originator and transmitter of anything
      • the authors of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself
      • "one who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds
      one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way"a title of honor
      • teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received
      • "the members of the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative it was by virtue of the wisdom and experience in which they excelled, to take charge of the interests of others
    God is called the Father
    • of the stars, the heavenly luminaries, because he is their creator, upholder, ruler
    • "of all rational and intelligent beings, whether angels or men, because he is their creator, preserver, guardian and protector
      • of spiritual beings and of all men
      of Christians, as those who through Christ have been exalted to a specially close and intimate relationship with God, and who no longer dread him as a stern judge of sinners, but revere him as their reconciled and loving Father"the Father of Jesus Christ, as one whom God has united to himself in the closest bond of love and intimacy, made acquainted with his purposes, appointed to explain and carry out...
ὑμῶν
G5216
hymōn
of (from or concerning) you
  • of yours
θέλετε
G2309
thelō
to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e., choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e., be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in
  • to will, have in mind, intend
    • to be resolved or determined, to purpose
    • "to desire, to wish"to love
      • to like to do a thing, be fond of doing
      to take delight in, have pleasure
ποιεῖν
G4160
poieō
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
  • to make
    • with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc.
    • "to be the authors of, the cause"to make ready, to prepare"to produce, bear, shoot forth"to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self"to make a thing out of something"to (make i.e.,) render one anything
      • to (make i.e.,) constitute or appoint one anything, to appoint or ordain one that
      • "to (make i.e.,) declare one anything
      to put one forth, to lead him out"to make one do something
      • cause one to
      to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about)
    to do
    • to act rightly, do well
      • to carry out, to execute
      to do a thing unto one
      • to do to one
      with designation of time: to pass, spend"to celebrate, keep
      • to make ready, and so at the same time to institute, the celebration of the passover
      to perform: to a promise
ἐκεῖνος
G1565
ekeinos
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
  • he, she it, etc.
ἀνθρωποκτόνος
G443
anthrōpoktonos
a manslayer
  • a manslayer, murderer
ἦν
G2258
ēn
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
  • I was, etc.
ἀπ'
G575
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
ἀρχῆς
G746
archē
(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
  • beginning, origin
  • "the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader"that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause"the extremity of a thing
    • of the corners of a sail
    the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
    • of angels and demons
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
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
ἐν
G1722
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
τῇ
G3588
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀληθείᾳ
G225
alētheia
truth
  • objectively
    • what is true in any matter under consideration
      • truly, in truth, according to truth
      • "of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly
      what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
      • in the greatest latitude
      • "the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention
      the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians
    subjectively
    • truth as a personal excellence
      • that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit
οὐχ
G3756
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἔστηκεν
G2476
histēmi
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
  • to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set
    • to bid to stand by, [set up
    • in the presence of others, in the midst, before judges, before members of the Sanhedrin;
    • "to place
    to make firm, fix establish
    • to cause a person or a thing to keep his or its place
    • "to stand, be kept intact (of family, a kingdom), to escape in safety"to establish a thing, cause it to stand
      • to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything
    to set or place in a balance
    • to weigh: money to one (because in very early times before the introduction of coinage, the metals used to be weighed)
to stand
  • to stand by or near
    • to stop, stand still, to stand immovable, stand firm
      • of the foundation of a building
    to stand
    • continue safe and sound, stand unharmed, to stand ready or prepared
    • "to be of a steadfast mind"of quality, one who does not hesitate, does not waiver
ὅτι
G3754
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
οὐκ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἔστιν
G2076
esti
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
  • third person singular of ___%___to be___%___
ἀλήθεια
G225
alētheia
truth
  • objectively
    • what is true in any matter under consideration
      • truly, in truth, according to truth
      • "of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly
      what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
      • in the greatest latitude
      • "the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention
      the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians
    subjectively
    • truth as a personal excellence
      • that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
αὐτῷ
G846
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
ὅταν
G3752
hotan
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
  • when, whenever, as long as, as soon as
λαλῇ
G2980
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
τὸ
G3588
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ψεῦδος
G5579
pseudos
a falsehood
  • a lie
  • "conscious and intentional falsehood"in a broad sense, whatever is not what it seems to be
    • of perverse, impious, deceitful precepts
ἐκ
G1537
ek
a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
  • out of, from, by, away from
τῶν
G3588
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἰδίων
G2398
idios
pertaining to self, i.e., one's own; by implication, private or separate
  • pertaining to one's self, one's own, belonging to one's self
λαλεῖ
G2980
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
ὅτι
G3754 CONJ
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
ψεύστης
G5583
pseustēs
a falsifier
  • a liar
  • "one who breaks faith"a false and faithless man
ἐστὶν
G2076
esti
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
  • third person singular of ___%___to be___%___
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
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
G3588
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πατὴρ
G3962
patēr
a ___%___father___%___ (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
  • generator or male ancestor
    • either the nearest ancestor: father of the corporeal nature, natural fathers, both parents
    • "a more remote ancestor, the founder of a race or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Jacob and David
      • fathers i.e., ancestors, forefathers, founders of a race
      one advanced in years, a senior
    metaphorically
    • the originator and transmitter of anything
      • the authors of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself
      • "one who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds
      one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way"a title of honor
      • teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received
      • "the members of the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative it was by virtue of the wisdom and experience in which they excelled, to take charge of the interests of others
    God is called the Father
    • of the stars, the heavenly luminaries, because he is their creator, upholder, ruler
    • "of all rational and intelligent beings, whether angels or men, because he is their creator, preserver, guardian and protector
      • of spiritual beings and of all men
      of Christians, as those who through Christ have been exalted to a specially close and intimate relationship with God, and who no longer dread him as a stern judge of sinners, but revere him as their reconciled and loving Father"the Father of Jesus Christ, as one whom God has united to himself in the closest bond of love and intimacy, made acquainted with his purposes, appointed to explain and carry out...
αὐτοῦ
G846
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

ὑμεῖς ἐκ πατρὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστὲ καὶ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν θέλετε ποιεῖν ἐκεῖνος ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἦν ἀπ' ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ οὐχ ἔστηκεν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν αὐτῷ ὅταν λαλῇ τὸ ψεῦδος ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων λαλεῖ ὅτι ψεύστης ἐστὶν καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ
44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Cross References

Acts 13:10

εἶπεν πλήρης παντὸς δόλου καὶ πάσης ῥᾳδιουργίας υἱὲ διαβόλου ἐχθρὲ πάσης δικαιοσύνης οὐ παύσῃ διαστρέφων τὰς ὁδοὺς κυρίου τὰς εὐθείας
10
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

1 John 3:12

οὐ καθὼς Κάϊν ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ἦν καὶ ἔσφαξεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ· καὶ χάριν τίνος ἔσφαξεν αὐτόν ὅτι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ πονηρὰ ἦν τὰ δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ δίκαια
12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

1 John 3:8

ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν· ὅτι ἀπ' ἀρχῆς διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα λύσῃ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου
8
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

2 Corinthians 11:3

φοβοῦμαι δὲ μήπως ὡς ὄφις Εὕαν ἐξηπάτησεν ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτοῦ οὕτως φθαρῇ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἁπλότητος τῆς εἰς τὸν Χριστόν
3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Revelation 12:9

καὶ ἐβλήθη δράκων μέγας ὄφις ἀρχαῖος καλούμενος Διάβολος καὶ Σατανᾶς πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ μετ' αὐτοῦ ἐβλήθησαν
9
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

John 8:38

ἐγὼ ἑώρακα παρὰ τῷ πατρὶ μου λαλῶ· καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν ἑωράκατε παρὰ τῷ πατρὶ ὑμῶν ποιεῖτε
38
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

Revelation 20:7

Καὶ ὅταν τελεσθῇ τὰ χίλια ἔτη λυθήσεται Σατανᾶς ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς αὐτοῦ
7
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

John 8:41

ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ Ἡμεῖς ἐκ πορνείας οὐ γεγεννήμεθα· ἕνα πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν θεόν
41
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

Matthew 13:38

δὲ ἀγρός ἐστιν κόσμος τὸ δὲ καλὸν σπέρμα οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας· τὰ δὲ ζιζάνιά εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ πονηροῦ
38
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

1 John 3:15

πᾶς μισῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἐστίν καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι πᾶς ἀνθρωποκτόνος οὐκ ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἐν αὐτῷ μένουσαν
15
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

1 John 2:4

λέγων Ἔγνωκα αὐτόν καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ μὴ τηρῶν ψεύστης ἐστίν καὶ ἐν τούτῳ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν·
4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Jude 1:6

ἀγγέλους τε τοὺς μὴ τηρήσαντας τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχὴν ἀλλὰ ἀπολιπόντας τὸ ἴδιον οἰκητήριον εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις ὑπὸ ζόφον τετήρηκεν
6
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

1 Peter 5:8

Νήψατε γρηγορήσατε ὅτι ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος περιπατεῖ ζητῶν τινα καταπίῃ·
8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Revelation 21:8

δειλοῖς δὲ καὶ ἀπίστοις καὶ ἐβδελυγμένοις καὶ φονεῦσιν καὶ πόρνοις καὶ φαρμακεῦσιν καὶ εἰδωλολάτραις καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ψευδέσιν τὸ μέρος αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ λίμνῃ τῇ καιομένῃ πυρὶ καὶ θείῳ ἐστιν δεύτερος θάνατος
8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Acts 5:3

εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος Ἁνανία διατί ἐπλήρωσεν Σατανᾶς τὴν καρδίαν σου ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καὶ νοσφίσασθαι ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου
3
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Genesis 3:15

וְאֵיבָה׀ אָשִׁית בֵּֽינְךָ וּבֵין הָֽאִשָּׁה וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ וּבֵין זַרְעָהּ הוּא יְשׁוּפְךָ רֹאשׁ וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵֽב׃
15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

2 Corinthians 11:13

οἱ γὰρ τοιοῦτοι ψευδαπόστολοι ἐργάται δόλιοι μετασχηματιζόμενοι εἰς ἀποστόλους Χριστοῦ
13
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

Genesis 3:3

וּמִפְּרִי הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹךְ-הַגָּן אָמַר אֱלֹהִים לֹא תֹֽאכְלוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְלֹא תִגְּעוּ בּוֹ פֶּן-תְּמֻתֽוּן׃
3
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

2 Chronicles 18:20

וַיֵּצֵא הָרוּחַ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי אֲפַתֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו בַּמָּֽה׃
20
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

1 Chronicles 21:1

וַיַּֽעֲמֹד שָׂטָן עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּסֶת אֶת-דָּוִיד לִמְנוֹת אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
1
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.