God & Savior

John 1:6

There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
John 1:6
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Original language (Greek)

Ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ θεοῦ, ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης.

  1. ἘγένετοEgeneto“There came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  2. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  3. ἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenos“sent”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  4. παρὰpara“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  5. θεοῦ,theou“God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  6. ὄνομαonoma“[the] name”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “name” · Strong's G3686
  7. αὐτῷautō“to Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. Ἰωάννης.Iōannēs“[was] John.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)