John 3:30
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
View verse in all translations. Aionian Glossary and Strongs Concordance references below:
He
StrongsID:
g1565
Language:
Greek
Lemma:
ἐκεῖνος
Transliteration:
ekeînos
Pronounciation:
ek-i'-nos
Part of Speech:
Demonstrative Pronoun
Strongs Glossary:
from ἐκεῖ; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed:--he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also οὗτος.
must
StrongsID:
g1163
Language:
Greek
Lemma:
δεῖ
Transliteration:
deî
Pronounciation:
die
Part of Speech:
Verb
Strongs Glossary:
3rd person singular active present of δέω; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):--behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
increase
StrongsID:
g837
Language:
Greek
Lemma:
αὐξάνω
Transliteration:
auxánō
Pronounciation:
owx-an'-o
Part of Speech:
Verb
Strongs Glossary:
a prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive):--grow (up), (give the) increase.
but
StrongsID:
g1161
Language:
Greek
Lemma:
δέ
Transliteration:
dé
Pronounciation:
deh
Part of Speech:
Conjunction
Strongs Glossary:
a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
I
StrongsID:
g1691
Language:
Greek
Lemma:
ἐμέ
Transliteration:
emé
Pronounciation:
em-eh'
Part of Speech:
Strongs Glossary:
a prolonged form of μέ; me:--I, me, my(-self).
must
decrease
StrongsID:
g1642
Language:
Greek
Lemma:
ἐλαττόω
Transliteration:
elattóō
Pronounciation:
el-at-to'-o
Part of Speech:
Verb
Strongs Glossary:
from ἐλάσσων; to lessen (in rank or influence):--decrease, make lower.
