John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.John 5:35
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ἐκεῖνος ἦν ὁ λύχνος ὁ καιόμενος καὶ φαίνων, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠθελήσατε ἀγαλλιαθῆναι πρὸς ὥραν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ.
- ἐκεῖνοςekeinos“He”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “that” · Strong's G1565
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λύχνοςluchnos“lamp”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lamp” · Strong's G3088
- ὁho“which”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- καιόμενοςkaiomenos“is burning”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καίω · “to kindle/burn” · Strong's G2545
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- φαίνων,phainōn“shining,”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from φαίνω · “to shine/appear” · Strong's G5316
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἠθελήσατεēthelēsate“were willing”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- ἀγαλλιαθῆναιagalliathēnai“to rejoice”Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), infinitive · from ἀγαλλιάω · “to rejoice” · Strong's G0021
- πρὸςpros“for”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- ὥρανhōran“a season”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φωτὶphōti“light”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
- 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)