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">3778</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοῦτο<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/touto_3778.htm" title="touto: this.">touto</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">this,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular">DPro-ANS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οἱ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/oi_3588.htm" title="hoi: the.">hoi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Plural">Art-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1118.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1118: A begetter, father; plur: parents. From the base of ginomai; a parent.">1118</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1118.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1118">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γονεῖς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/goneis_1118.htm" title="goneis: parents.">goneis</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">parents</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτοῦ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/autou_846.htm" title="autou: of him.">autou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-GM3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3004: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">3004</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3004">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">εἶπαν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/eipan_3004.htm" title="eipan: said.">eipan</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">said</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">3754</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3754">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὅτι<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/oti_3754.htm" title="hoti: that.">hoti</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - ,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2244.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2244: Age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature. From the same as helikos; maturity.">2244</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2244.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2244">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ἡλικίαν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/e_likian_2244.htm" title="Hēlikian: age.">Hēlikian</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Age</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">2192</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2192">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἔχει,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/echei_2192.htm" title="echei: He is of age.">echei</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">he has;</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτὸν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auton_846.htm" title="auton: him.">auton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-AM3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1905.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.">1905</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1905.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1905">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐπερωτήσατε.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/epero_te_sate_1905.htm" title="eperōtēsate: ask.">eperōtēsate</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">ask.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-AMA-2P</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Greek Texts</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nestle/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: Nestle 1904</a><br></span><span class="greek">διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπαν ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐπερωτήσατε.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whdc/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπαν ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐπερωτήσατε.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whnac/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπαν ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐπερωτήσατε.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">Διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἴπον ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε. </span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church</a><br></span><span class="greek">διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπον ὅτι ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπαν ὅτι ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐπερωτήσατε.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπον ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/john/9.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 9:23 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">διὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπον, ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε</span><div align="left"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/john/9.htm">John 9:23 Greek Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/john/9.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/john/9.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr"><span class="greek"><span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1223.htm" title="dia: because of -- 1223: through, on account of, because of -- Preposition">διὰ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5124.htm" title="touto: this -- 5124: this; he, she, it -- Demonstrative - Accusative Singular Neuter">τοῦτο</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="oi: -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Plural Masculine">οἱ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1118.htm" title="goneis: parents -- 1118: a parent -- Noun - Nominative Plural Masculine">γονεῖς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autou: of him -- 846: (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Singular Masculine">αὐτοῦ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3004.htm" title="eipan: said -- 3004: to say -- Verb - Aorist Active Indicative - Third Person Plural">εἶπαν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3754.htm" title="oti: that -- 3754: that, because -- Conjunction">ὅτι</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2244.htm" title="ēlikian: age -- 2244: maturity, i.e. age -- Noun - Accusative Singular Feminine">ἡλικίαν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2192.htm" title="echei: he has -- 2192: to have, hold -- Verb - Present Active Indicative - Third Person Singular">ἔχει,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="auton: him -- 846: (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Singular Masculine">αὐτὸν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1905.htm" title="eperōtēsate: inquire -- 1905: to inquire of -- Verb - Aorist Active Imperative - Second Person Plural">ἐπερωτήσατε,</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/john/9.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1223.htm" title="dia (dee-ah') -- after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ">Therefore</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5124.htm" title="touto (too'-to) -- here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto) ">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2036.htm" title="epo (ep'-o) -- answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell">said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">his</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1118.htm" title="goneus (gon-yooce') -- parent">parents</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3754.htm" title="hoti (hot'-ee) -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2192.htm" title="echo (ekh'-o) -- be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), ">He is</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2244.htm" title="helikia (hay-lik-ee'-ah) -- age, stature">of age</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2065.htm" title="erotao (er-o-tah'-o) -- ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray">ask</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">him</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/john/9.htm">John 9:23 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">על כן אמרו יולדיו בן דעת הוא שאלו את פיהו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/john/9.htm">John 9:23 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܐܒܗܘܗܝ ܕܥܠ ܠܗ ܠܫܢܘܗܝ ܠܗ ܫܐܠܘ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/john/9-23.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />For this reason his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is why his parents said, "He's of age; ask him." <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">He is.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/9-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 9:21</span> But by what means he now sees, we know not; or who has opened his …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23</a> • <a href="/niv/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/john/9-23.htm">John 9:23 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/9-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 9:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 9:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/9-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 9:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 9:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>