| ASVh |
That One it behooves to increase, but I must decrease. |
| ASV |
He must increase, but I must decrease. |
| Westcott and Hort |
εκεινον δει αυξανειν εμε δε ελαττουσθαι |
| Westcott and Hort Greek |
ASVh |
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance |
| εκεινον |
That One |
1565 ekeinos ek-i'-nos
From 1563; 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 3778.
See Greek for 1563
See Greek for 3778
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| δει |
it behooves |
1163 dei die
3rd person singular active present of 1210; 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.
See Greek for 1210
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| αυξανειν |
to increase |
837 auzano owx-an'-o
A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive):--
grow (up), (give the) increase.
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| εμε |
I |
1473 ego eg-o'
A primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--
I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
See Greek for 1691
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See Greek for 1700
See Greek for 2248
See Greek for 2249
See Greek for 2254
See Greek for 2257
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| δε |
but |
1161 de deh
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--
also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
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| ελαττουσθαι |
must decrease |
1642 elattoo el-at-to'-o
From 1640; to lessen (in rank or influence):--
decrease, make lower.
See Greek for 1640
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