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John 12:6

Εἶπεν δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχέν καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν

Transliteration

Eipen de touto ouch hoti peri tōn ptōchōn emelen autō all’ hoti kleptēs ēn kai to glōssokomon eichen kai ta ballomena ebastazen.

The pronunciation follows modern Koine-style reading rather than Erasmian reconstruction.

Literal Translation

“He said this not because concern about the poor mattered to him, but because he was a thief, and he had the money box, and he used to carry away the things being put into it.”

The verse exposes motive through layered clauses.… Learn Koine Greek