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Koine Greek wordlink #157197

SR GNT Rev 3:20 δειπνήσω (deipnaʸsō) ‘to him and I will_be dining with him and’ Strongs=11720 Lemma=deipneō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=future voice=active person=1st number=singular
Year=96 AD Refers to Word #157038

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Only use of identical word form δειπνήσω (V-IFA1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δειπνήσω’ (V-IFA1··S) is always and only glossed as ‘I will_be dining’.

Rev 3:20 ‘to him and I will_be dining with him and’ SR GNT Rev 3:20 word 24

OET-LV: 20 Behold, I _have _stood at the door and I _am _knocking, if anyone may _hear of _the voice of _me and may _open _up the door, I _will _be _coming _in to him, and I _will _be _dining with him, and he with me. (REV_3:20)

OET-RV: 20 Yes, I stand at the door and knock—if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he’ll eat with me. (REV 3:20)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘deipneō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘to dine’, ‘I may dine’, ‘I will_be dining’.

Key: V=verb