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SBL Greek New Testament

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John 18

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john.18.nowBut18

νῦν δὲ ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐμὴ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐντεῦθεν

GRAMMARTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Does nyn mean ‘now’ in time or mark a contrast?

Nyn normally means now, but with de it can function transitionally: ‘but as things stand’ or ‘but in fact.’

Why this default

‘But in fact’ is the working default because nyn de can mark the present contrast in Jesus’ argument: his servants do not fight because his kingdom is not sourced from here. A temporal ‘but now’ is grammatically possible and remains open because it could imply a present-stage qualification.

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Project defaultBut in fact, my kingdom is not from here

Project default · contrastive force

AlternativeBut now my kingdom is not from here

Temporal possibility

AlternativeAs things stand, my kingship is not from this place

Qualified temporal reading

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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