God & Savior

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
John 1:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε· μονογενὴς θεὸς ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρός, ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.

  1. ΘεὸνTheon“God”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  2. οὐδεὶςoudeis“no [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  3. ἑώρακενhe'ōraken“has seen”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
  4. πώποτε·pōpote“ever yet;”
    Adverb · from πώποτε · “ever” · Strong's G4455
  5. μονογενὴςmonogenēs“only begotten”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from μονογενής · “unique” · Strong's G3439
  6. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  7. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ὢνōn“is being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  10. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. κόλπονkolpon“bosom”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κόλπος · “bosom” · Strong's G2859
  12. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. πατρός,patros“Father,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  14. ἐκεῖνοςekeinos“He”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “that” · Strong's G1565
  15. ἐξηγήσατο.exēgēsato“has made [Him] known.”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξηγέομαι · “to tell” · Strong's G1834
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)