John 2:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“This temple took forty-six years to build, the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?

Young's Literal Translation
The Jews, therefore, said, ‘Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?’

King James Bible
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

Greek
“This
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

temple {took}
ναὸς (naos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.

forty-six
Τεσσεράκοντα (Tesserakonta)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 5062: Forty. The decade of tessares; forty.

years
ἔτεσιν (etesin)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.

to build,”
οἰκοδομήθη (oikodomēthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

replied,
Εἶπαν (Eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

You
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are going to raise it up
ἐγερεῖς (egereis)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

three
τρισὶν (trisin)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

days?”
ἡμέραις (hēmerais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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