KJV: Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
YLT: The Jews, therefore, said to him, 'Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death -- to the age!
Darby: The Jews therefore said to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham has died, and the prophets, and thou sayest, If any one keep my word, he shall never taste death.
ASV: The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.
| [Εἶπον | Said |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| αὐτῷ | to Him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| Ἰουδαῖοι | Jews |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: Ἰουδαῖος Sense: Jewish, belonging to the Jewish race. |
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| Νῦν | Now |
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Parse: Adverb Root: νῦν Sense: at this time, the present, now. |
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| ἐγνώκαμεν | we know |
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Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Plural Root: γινώσκω Sense: to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| δαιμόνιον | a demon |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: δαιμόνιον Sense: the divine power, deity, divinity. |
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| ἔχεις | You have |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: ἔχω Sense: to have, i.e. to hold. |
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| Ἀβραὰμ | Abraham |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἀβραάμ Sense: the son of Terah and the founder of the Jewish nation. |
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| ἀπέθανεν | died |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀποθνῄσκω Sense: to die. |
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| προφῆται | prophets |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: προφήτης Sense: in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things. |
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| λέγεις | say |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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| τις | anyone |
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Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: τὶς Sense: a certain, a certain one. |
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| λόγον | word |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: λόγος Sense: of speech. |
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| μου | of Me |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| τηρήσῃ | keeps |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: τηρέω Sense: to attend to carefully, take care of. |
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| οὐ | never |
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Parse: Adverb Root: οὐ Sense: no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer. |
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| γεύσηται | shall he taste |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: γεύομαι Sense: to taste, to try the flavour of. |
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| θανάτου | of death |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: θάνατος Sense: the death of the body. |
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| αἰῶνα | age |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: αἰών Sense: for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity. |
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Greek Commentary for John 8:52
Perfect active indicative of γινωσκω ginōskō state of completion, “Now since such talk we have come to certain knowledge that thou hast a demon” (John 8:48). Is dead Second aorist active indicative of αποτνησκω apothnēskō “Abraham died.” And thou sayest Adversative use of και kai “and yet.” Emphatic position of συ su (thou). Same condition quoted as in John 8:51. He shall never taste of death Same emphatic negative with subjunctive as in John 8:51, but γευσηται geusētai (first aorist middle subjunctive of γευω geuō with genitive case τανατου thanatou (death). Another Hebraism for dying like τεωρησηι theōrēsēi (see) in John 8:51. Used in Hebrews 2:9 of the death of Jesus and in Synoptics (Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:27). It occurs in the Talmud, but not in the O.T. The Pharisees thus did not misquote Jesus, though they misunderstood him. [source]
Looking back to John 8:48. If we were too hasty then in saying that you have a demon, your words now fully justify us. They understood Him to be speaking of natural death. [source]
Better, died: referring to the historical fact. [source]
They change the form of Jesus' statement. The Lord himself tasted of death. See Hebrews 2:9. The phrase taste of death does not occur in the Old Testament, but is common in Rabbinic writings. “The angel of death,” say the Rabbis, “holdeth his sword in his hand at the bed's head, having on the end thereof three drops of gall. The sick man, spying this deadly angel, openeth his mouth with fear; and then those drops fall in, of which one killeth him, the second maketh him pale, the third rotteth.” [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 8:52
Condition of third class with εαν ean and constative aorist active subjunctive of τηρεω tēreō Repeated in John 8:52. See John 8:43 about hearing the word of Christ. Common phrase in John (John 8:51, John 8:52, John 8:55; John 14:23, John 14:24; John 15:20; John 17:6; 1 John 2:5). Probably the same idea as keeping the commands of Christ (John 14:21). He shall never see death Spiritual death, of course. Strong double negative ου μη ou mē with first aorist active subjunctive of τεωρεω theōreō The phrase “see death” is a Hebraism (Psalm 89:48) and occurs with ιδειν idein (see) in Luke 2:26; Hebrews 11:5. No essential difference meant between οραω horaō and τεωρεω theōreō See John 14:23 for the blessed fellowship the Father and the Son have with the one who keeps Christ‘s word. [source]