In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.John 1:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων,
- ἐνen“In”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- αὐτῷautō“Him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ζωὴzōē“life”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
- ἦν,ēn“was,”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ζωὴzōē“life”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φῶςphōs“light”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
- τῶνtōn“<the>”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōn“of men,”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)