He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.John 1:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός, ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσιν δι᾽ αὐτοῦ.
- οὗτοςhoutos“He”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἦλθενēlthen“came”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- εἰςeis“as”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- μαρτυρίανmarturian“a witness”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μαρτυρία · “testimony” · Strong's G3141
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- μαρτυρήσῃmarturēsē“he may testify”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φωτός,phōtos“Light,”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- πάντεςpantes“all”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- πιστεύσωσινpisteusōsin“may believe”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- δι᾽di᾽“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- 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)