The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.John 1:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
- 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
- τὸto“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀληθινὸνalēthinon“true”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀληθινός · “true” · Strong's G0228
- ὃho“who”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- φωτίζειphōtizei“enlightens”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φωτίζω · “to illuminate” · Strong's G5461
- πάνταpanta“every”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon“man”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἐρχόμενονerchomenon“coming”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κόσμον.kosmon“world.”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)