Chapter 8
John 8:8
Καὶ πάλιν κάτω κύψας ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν.
RBT Greek Interlinear:
Strongs 2532
[list] Λογεῖον Perseus kai καὶ and Conj |
Strongs 3825
[list] Λογεῖον Perseus palin πάλιν back Adv |
Strongs 2955
[list] Λογεῖον Perseus katō¦kypsas κάτω¦κύψας he who has stooped down V-APA-NMS |
Strongs 1125
[list] Λογεῖον Perseus egraphen ἔγραφεν He continued to write/draw V-IIA-3S |
Strongs 1519
[list] Λογεῖον Perseus eis εἰς into Prep |
Strongs 3588
[list] Λογεῖον Perseus tēn τὴν the Art-AFS |
Strongs 1093
[list] Λογεῖον Perseus gēn γῆν an earth N-AFS |
RBT Hebrew Literal:
ἔγραφεν - Inscribe a Second Time, "An Opportune time and An Opportune time"
And he who stooped down backward was inscribing/drawing into the Earth.
πάλιν [ᾰῐ] adverb – "again" or "back" in various senses:
- In the opposite direction, backward (e.g., πάλιν χωρεῖν, Hdt. 5.72, "go back"; πάλιν ἐπανιέναι, Xen. Hell. 6.1.7, "return").
- Contrarily, in opposition (e.g., πάλιν ἐρεῖν, Il. 9.56, "contradict").
- Repeated action, again (e.g., πάλιν ὁ Κῦρος ἠρώτα, Xen. Cyr. 1.6.7, "Cyrus asked again").
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And again having stooped down, he wrote upon the earth.
And again having stooped down, he wrote upon the earth.
LITV Translation:
And bending down again, He wrote in the earth.
And bending down again, He wrote in the earth.
ESV Translation:
And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.
And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.