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Ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν· συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω. ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἀπέλθω, ὁ παράκλητος οὐκ ἐλεύσεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ, πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς· (John 16:7)

But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

Declension Analysis Table Greek Word Morphology Case & Syntactic Role Notes ἐγὼ (first occurrence) 1st person pronoun, nominative singular Subject of λέγω Emphatic position — Jesus is the speaker τὴν ἀλήθειαν Noun, accusative feminine singular with article Accusative direct object of λέγω “The truth” — object of Jesus’ declaration ὑμῖν (first occurrence) 2nd person pronoun, dative plural Dative of indirect object To whom the truth is spoken — the disciples ὑμῖν (second occurrence) 2nd person pronoun, dative plural Dative of advantage “For your benefit” — marks the recipients of advantage ἐγὼ (second occurrence) 1st person pronoun, nominative singular Subject of ἀπέλθω Stresses Jesus’ agency in departure ὁ παράκλητος Noun, nominative masculine singular with article Subject of ἐλεύσεται “The Advocate” — title for the Holy Spirit ὑμᾶς (first occurrence) 2nd person pronoun, accusative plural Accusative object of πρὸς Target of the Spirit’s coming αὐτόν 3rd person pronoun, accusative masculine singular Accusative direct object of πέμψω Refers to the Advocate — the one sent ὑμᾶς (second occurrence) 2nd person pronoun, accusative plural Accusative object of πρὸς Again marks the recipients of the Spirit’s mission The Role of Datives in Relational Theology

The repetition of ὑμῖν highlights both the intimacy and the intentionality of the promise.… Learn Koine Greek