John 5:35

John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
John 5:35
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Original language (Greek)

ἐκεῖνος ἦν ὁ λύχνος ὁ καιόμενος καὶ φαίνων, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠθελήσατε ἀγαλλιαθῆναι πρὸς ὥραν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ.

  1. ἐκεῖνοςekeinos“He”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “that” · Strong's G1565
  2. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. λύχνοςluchnos“lamp”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lamp” · Strong's G3088
  5. ὁho“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. καιόμενοςkaiomenos“is burning”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καίω · “to kindle/burn” · Strong's G2545
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. φαίνων,phainōn“shining,”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from φαίνω · “to shine/appear” · Strong's G5316
  9. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  11. ἠθελήσατεēthelēsate“were willing”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  12. ἀγαλλιαθῆναιagalliathēnai“to rejoice”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), infinitive · from ἀγαλλιάω · “to rejoice” · Strong's G0021
  13. πρὸςpros“for”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  14. ὥρανhōran“a season”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
  15. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  16. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. φωτὶphōti“light”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
  18. αὐτοῦ.autou“of 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)