| ASVh |
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, By what means can these be? |
| ASV |
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? |
| Westcott and Hort |
απεκριθη νικοδημος και ειπεν αυτω πως δυναται ταυτα γενεσθαι |
| Westcott and Hort Greek |
ASVh |
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance |
| απεκριθη |
answered |
611 apokrinomai ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee
From 575 and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare 6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected):--
answer.
See Greek for 575
See Hebrew for 06030
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| νικοδημος |
Nicodemus |
3530 Nikodemos nik-od'-ay-mos
From 3534 and 1218; victorious among his people; Nicodemus, an Israelite:--
Nicodemus.
See Greek for 3534
See Greek for 1218
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| και |
and |
2532 kai kahee
Apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--
and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
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| ειπεν |
said |
3004 lego leg'-o
A primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--
ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
See Greek for 2036
See Greek for 5346
See Greek for 4483
See Greek for 2980
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| αυτω |
to Him |
846 autos ow-tos'
From the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--
her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
See Greek for 109
See Greek for 1438
See Greek for 848
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| πως |
By what means |
4459 pos poce
Adverb from the base of 4226; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:--
how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
See Greek for 4226
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| δυναται |
can |
1410 dunamai doo'-nam-ahee
Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible:--
be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
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| ταυτα |
these |
3778 houtos hoo'-tos, including nominative masculine plural houtoi hoo'-toy, nominative feminine singular
haute how'-tay, and nominative feminine plural
hautai how'-tahee
From the article 3588 and 846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--
he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
See Greek for 846
See Greek for 3588
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| γενεσθαι |
be |
1096 ginomai ghin'-om-ahee
A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--
arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
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