John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”John 1:15
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Original language (Greek)
Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων· οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον· ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.
- ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- μαρτυρεῖmarturei“witnesses”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- αὐτοῦautou“Him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- κέκραγενkekragen“he has cried out”Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κράζω · “to cry” · Strong's G2896
- λέγων·legōn“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- οὗτοςhoutos“This”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἦνēn“was He”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὃνhon“of whom”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- εἶπον·eipon“I was saying;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- ὁho“The [One]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀπίσωopisō“after”Preposition · “after” · Strong's G3694
- μουmou“me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἐρχόμενοςerchomenos“coming”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthen“precedence”Preposition · from ἔμπροσθεν · “before” · Strong's G1715
- μουmou“over me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- γέγονεν,gegonen“has,”Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ὅτιhoti“because”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- πρῶτόςprōtos“before”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413H
- μουmou“me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἦν.ēn“He was.’”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)