John 1:15

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.

  1. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  2. μαρτυρεῖmarturei“witnesses”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  3. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  4. αὐτοῦautou“Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. κέκραγενkekragen“he has cried out”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κράζω · “to cry” · Strong's G2896
  7. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  8. οὗτοςhoutos“This”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  9. ἦνēn“was He”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  10. ὃνhon“of whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  11. εἶπον·eipon“I was saying;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  12. ὁho“The [One]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ὀπίσωopisō“after”
    Preposition · “after” · Strong's G3694
  14. μουmou“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  15. ἐρχόμενοςerchomenos“coming”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  16. ἔμπροσθένemprosthen“precedence”
    Preposition · from ἔμπροσθεν · “before” · Strong's G1715
  17. μουmou“over me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  18. γέγονεν,gegonen“has,”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  19. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  20. πρῶτόςprōtos“before”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413H
  21. μουmou“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  22. 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)