John 3:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”
εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
γεννάω
Born
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γεννάω
To beget, to be born. Gennao. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. New birth is divine not human. You cannot birth yourself into the kingdom. God does it.
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δύναμαι
is able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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λέγω
Says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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πῶς
How
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πῶς
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
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νῦν
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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κοιλία
womb
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κοιλία
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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δεύτερος
Second
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δεύτερος
(ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)
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Νικόδημος
Nicodemus;
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Νικόδημος
victorious among his people; Nicodemus, an Israelite
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εἰμί
being?
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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