Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #76413

SR GNT Yhn 15:2 καθαίρει (kathairei) ‘every branch fruit bearing he is pruning it in_order_that fruit’ Strongs=25080 Lemma=kathairō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form καθαίρει (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘καθαίρει’ (V-IPA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘he is pruning’.

Yhn (Jhn) 15:2 ‘every branch fruit bearing he is pruning it in_order_that fruit’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 15:2 word 18

OET-LV: 2 Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he _is _taking_ it _away, and every_ fruit - bearing _branch, he _is _pruning it, in _order _that it _may _be _bearing more. fruit. (JHN_15:2)

OET-RV: 2 He removes every one of my branches that doesn’t bear fruit, but those that do bear fruit, he prunes them so they’ll produce even more. (JHN 15:2)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘kathairō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb