John 1:7

He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
John 1:7
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Original language (Greek)

οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός, ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσιν δι᾽ αὐτοῦ.

  1. οὗτοςhoutos“He”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. ἦλθενēlthen“came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  3. εἰςeis“as”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  4. μαρτυρίανmarturian“a witness”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μαρτυρία · “testimony” · Strong's G3141
  5. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  6. μαρτυρήσῃmarturēsē“he may testify”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  7. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  8. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. φωτός,phōtos“Light,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
  10. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  11. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  12. πιστεύσωσινpisteusōsin“may believe”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  13. δι᾽di᾽“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  14. αὐτοῦ.autou“him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)