Mark 4:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
soἵνα
(ina)
2443: in order that, that, so thata prim. conjunction denoting purpose, definition or result
that WHILE SEEING,βλέποντες
(blepontes)
991: to look (at)a prim. verb
THEY MAY SEEβλέπωσιν
(blepōsin)
991: to look (at)a prim. verb
AND NOT PERCEIVE, 
 
3708: to see, perceive, attend toa prim. verb
AND WHILE HEARING,ἀκούοντες
(akouontes)
191: to hear, listenfrom a prim. word mean. hearing
THEY MAY HEARἀκούωσιν
(akouōsin)
191: to hear, listenfrom a prim. word mean. hearing
AND NOT UNDERSTAND,συνιῶσιν
(suniōsin)
4920: to set together, fig. to understandfrom sun and hiémi (to send)
OTHERWISEμήποτε
(mēpote)
3379: never, lest everfrom and pote
THEY MIGHT RETURNἐπιστρέψωσιν
(epistrepsōsin)
1994: to turn, to returnfrom epi and strephó
AND BE FORGIVEN."ἀφεθῇ
(aphethē)
863: to send away, leave alone, permitfrom apo and hiémi (to send)


















KJV Lexicon
ινα  conjunction
hina  hin'-ah:  in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) -- albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to.
βλεποντες  verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine
blepo  blep'-o:  to look at -- behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed.
βλεπωσιν  verb - present active subjunctive - third person
blepo  blep'-o:  to look at -- behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
μη  particle - nominative
me  may:  any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without.
ιδωσιν  verb - second aorist active subjunctive - third person
eido  i'-do:  to see; by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ακουοντες  verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine
akouo  ak-oo'-o:  to hear (in various senses) -- give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
ακουωσιν  verb - present active subjunctive - third person
akouo  ak-oo'-o:  to hear (in various senses) -- give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
μη  particle - nominative
me  may:  any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without.
συνιωσιν  verb - present active subjunctive - third person
suniemi  soon-ee'-ay-mee:  to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously -- consider, understand, be wise.
μηποτε  adverb
mepote  may'-pot-eh or:  not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps) -- if peradventure, lest (at any time, haply), not at all, whether or not.
επιστρεψωσιν  verb - aorist active subjunctive - third person
epistrepho  ep-ee-stref'-o:  to revert (literally, figuratively or morally) -- come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
αφεθη  verb - aorist passive subjunctive - third person singular
aphiemi  af-ee'-ay-mee:  an intensive form of eimi, to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow) -- cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.
αυτοις  personal pronoun - dative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
τα  definite article - nominative plural 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.
αμαρτηματα  noun - nominative plural neuter
hamartema  ham-ar'-tay-mah:  a sin (properly concrete) -- sin.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN."

King James Bible
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that they may look and look, yet not perceive; they may listen and listen, yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back-- and be forgiven."

International Standard Version
so that 'they may see clearly but not perceive, and they may hear clearly but not understand, otherwise they might turn around and be forgiven.'"

NET Bible
so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“So that seeing they shall see and not see, and hearing they shall hear and they shall not understand, unless perhaps they shall be converted and their sins shall be forgiven them.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
'They see clearly but don't perceive. They hear clearly but don't understand. They never return to me and are never forgiven.'"

King James 2000 Bible
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
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