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Analysis of Peshitta verse John 8:53

John 8:53 - ܠܡܳܐ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܪܰܒ݂ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܡܶܢ ܐܰܒ݂ܽܘܢ ܐܰܒ݂ܪܳܗܳܡ ܕ݁ܡܺܝܬ݂ ܘܡܶܢ ܢܒ݂ܺܝܶܐ ܕ݁ܡܺܝܬ݂ܘ ܡܰܢܽܘ ܥܳܒ݂ܶܕ݂ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܢܰܦ݂ܫܳܟ݂ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead; and than the prophets, who are dead ? What makest thou thyself ?

(Murdock) Art thou greater than our father Abraham who is dead, or than the prophets who died ? What dost thou make thyself?

(Lamsa) Why, are you greater than our father Abraham who died, and the prophets who died? Whom do you make yourself?

(KJV) Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Grammatical analysis

General Morphological information Suffix information
Word Vocalised ID Root Category Meaning PS JEN CAL Person Gender Number State Tense Form Enclitic Person Gender Number
ܠܡܐ ܠܡܳܐ 2:11325 ܡܐ Pronoun why 242 112 62043-08530 - - - - - - No - - -
ܐܢܬ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ 2:1480 ܐܢܬ Pronoun thou 22 25 62043-08531 Second Masculine Singular - - - No - - -
ܪܒ ܪܰܒ݂ 2:19182 ܪܒ Adjective great, chief, master 525 200 62043-08532 - Masculine Singular Absolute - - No - - -
ܐܢܬ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ 2:23324 ܐܢܬ Pronoun thou 22 25 62043-08533 Second Masculine Singular - - - Yes - - -
ܡܢ ܡܶܢ 2:12182 ܡܢ Particle from 281 125 62043-08534 - - - - - - No - - -
ܐܒܘܢ ܐܰܒ݂ܽܘܢ 2:23 ܐܒ Noun father 2 13 62043-08535 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No First Common Plural
ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܰܒ݂ܪܳܗܳܡ 2:165 ܐܒܪܗܡ Proper Noun Abraham 2 14 62043-08536 - - - - - - No - - -
ܕܡܝܬ ܕ݁ܡܺܝܬ݂ 2:11446 ܡܬ Verb dead, die, death 260 118 62043-08537 Third Masculine Singular - Perfect PEAL No - - -
ܘܡܢ ܘܡܶܢ 2:12173 ܡܢ Particle from 281 125 62043-08538 - - - - - - No - - -
ܢܒܝܐ ܢܒ݂ܺܝܶܐ 2:12622 ܢܒܐ Noun prophet, prophetess 326 136 62043-08539 - Masculine Plural Emphatic - - No - - -
ܕܡܝܬܘ ܕ݁ܡܺܝܬ݂ܘ 2:11447 ܡܬ Verb dead, die, death 260 118 62043-085310 Third Masculine Plural - Perfect PEAL No - - -
ܡܢܘ ܡܰܢܽܘ 2:5028 ܗܘ Pronoun who is this? 281 126 62043-085311 Third Masculine Singular - - - No - - -
ܥܒܕ ܥܳܒ݂ܶܕ݂ 2:28170 ܥܒܕ Verb do, make, subdue, subject, act, perform, celebrate 396 157 62043-085312 Second Masculine Singular - Active Participle PEAL No - - -
ܐܢܬ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ 2:23324 ܐܢܬ Pronoun thou 22 25 62043-085313 Second Masculine Singular - - - Yes - - -
ܢܦܫܟ ܢܰܦ݂ܫܳܟ݂ 2:13489 ܢܦܫ Noun soul, breath of life, self 346 142 62043-085314 - Feminine Singular Emphatic - - No Second Masculine Singular

This work makes use of the Syriac Electronic Data Retrieval Archive (SEDRA) by Dr. George A. Kiraz, distributed by the Syriac Computing Institute.
Peshitta verses are taken from the Peshitta NT published by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
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