John 1:9

The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
John 1:9
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Original language (Greek)

ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον.

  1. ἦνēn“Was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  2. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. φῶςphōs“Light”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
  4. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἀληθινὸνalēthinon“true”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀληθινός · “true” · Strong's G0228
  6. ὃho“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  7. φωτίζειphōtizei“enlightens”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φωτίζω · “to illuminate” · Strong's G5461
  8. πάνταpanta“every”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  9. ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon“man”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  10. ἐρχόμενονerchomenon“coming”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  11. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. 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)