| NASB © | Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | "I am | εἰμι | eimi | 1510 | I exist, I am | a prol. form of a prim. and defective verb |
| the good | καλός | kalos | 2570 | beautiful, good | a prim. word |
| shepherd; | ποιμὴν | poimēn | 4166 | a shepherd | of uncertain origin |
| the good | καλὸς | kalos | 2570 | beautiful, good | a prim. word |
| shepherd | ποιμὴν | poimēn | 4166 | a shepherd | of uncertain origin |
| lays down | τίθησιν | tithēsin | 5087 | to place, lay, set | from a prim. root the- |
| His life | ψυχὴν | psuchēn | 5590 | breath, the soul | of uncertain origin |
| for the sheep. | προβάτων | probatōn | 4263b | small animals in a herd, esp. sheep | from probainó |
| KJV Lexicon εγω personal pronoun - first person nominative singular ego  eg-o': I, me. ειμι verb - present indicative - first person singular eimi  i-mee': a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic) -- am, have been, it is I, was. ο definite article - nominative 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. ποιμην noun - nominative singular masculine poimen  poy-mane': a shepherd -- shepherd, pastor. ο definite article - nominative 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. καλος adjective - nominative singular masculine kalos  kal-os': better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy. ο definite article - nominative 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. ποιμην noun - nominative singular masculine poimen  poy-mane': a shepherd -- shepherd, pastor. ο definite article - nominative 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. καλος adjective - nominative singular masculine kalos  kal-os': better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy. την definite article - accusative singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ψυχην noun - accusative singular feminine psuche  psoo-khay': breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely -- heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you. 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 τιθησιν verb - present active indicative - third person singular tithemi  tith'-ay-mee: advise, appoint, bow, commit, conceive, give, kneel down, lay (aside, down, up), make, ordain, purpose, put, set (forth), settle, sink down. υπερ preposition huper  hoop-er': over, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than -- (+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications. των definite article - genitive 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. προβατων noun - genitive plural neuter probaton  prob'-at-on: something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep -- sheep(-fold). |