God & Savior

John 1:30

This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
John 1:30
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Original language (Greek)

οὗτός ἐστιν ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον· ὀπίσω μου ἔρχεται ἀνὴρ ὃς ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.

  1. οὗτόςhoutos“He”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. ὑπὲρhuper“concerning”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  4. οὗhou“whom”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  5. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  6. εἶπον·eipon“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  7. ὀπίσωopisō“After”
    Preposition · “after” · Strong's G3694
  8. μουmou“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. ἔρχεταιerchetai“comes”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  10. ἀνὴρanēr“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  11. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  12. ἔμπροσθένemprosthen“precedence”
    Preposition · from ἔμπροσθεν · “before” · Strong's G1715
  13. μουmou“over me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. γέγονενgegonen“has”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  15. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  16. πρῶτόςprōtos“before”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413H
  17. μουmou“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  18. 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)