John 2:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
But He was speakingἔλεγεν
(elegen)
3004: to saya prim. verb
of the templeναοῦ
(naou)
3485: a templeprobably akin to naió (to inhabit)
of His body.σώματος
(sōmatos)
4983: a bodyof uncertain origin


















KJV Lexicon
εκεινος  demonstrative pronoun - nominative singular masculine
ekeinos  ek-i'-nos:  that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed -- he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), their, them, they, this, those.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
ελεγεν  verb - imperfect active indicative - third person singular
lego  leg'-o:  ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
περι  preposition
peri  per-ee':  through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time
του  definite article - genitive singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ναου  noun - genitive singular masculine
naos  nah-os':  a fane, shrine, temple -- shrine, temple.
του  definite article - genitive singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
σωματος  noun - genitive singular neuter
soma  so'-mah:  the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively -- bodily, body, slave.
αυτου  personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But He was speaking of the temple of His body.

King James Bible
But he spake of the temple of his body.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body.

International Standard Version
But the sanctuary he was speaking about was his own body.

NET Bible
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But he said this concerning the temple of his body.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the temple Jesus spoke about was his own body.

King James 2000 Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
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