Verse 8

{ "verseID": "John.1.8", "source": "Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ Φῶς, ἀλλʼ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ Φωτός.", "text": "Not *ēn ekeinos* the *Phōs*, but that he might *martyrēsē* concerning the *Phōtos*.", "grammar": { "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - was", "*ekeinos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - that one/he", "*Phōs*": "nominative neuter singular - Light", "*martyrēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular of *martyreō* - might testify/witness", "*Phōtos*": "genitive neuter singular of *phōs* - of the Light" }, "variants": { "*ekeinos*": "that one/he/that man", "*Phōs*": "Light/illumination (capitalized, indicating divine light)", "*martyrēsē*": "might testify/bear witness/give evidence" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • John 1:20 : 20 { "verseID": "John.1.20", "source": "Καὶ ὡμολόγησεν, καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσατο· καὶ ὡμολόγησεν, ὅτι Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός.", "text": "And he *hōmologēsen*, and not *ērnēsato*; and he *hōmologēsen*, that Not *eimi egō* the *Christos*.", "grammar": { "*hōmologēsen*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular of *homologeō* - confessed/acknowledged", "*ērnēsato*": "aorist middle indicative 3rd person singular of *arneomai* - denied", "*eimi*": "present active indicative 1st person singular of *eimi* - am", "*egō*": "nominative 1st person singular pronoun - I (emphatic)", "*Christos*": "nominative masculine singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" }, "variants": { "*hōmologēsen*": "confessed/acknowledged/admitted openly", "*ērnēsato*": "denied/refused/disclaimed", "*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" } }
  • John 3:28 : 28 { "verseID": "John.3.28", "source": "Αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε, ὅτι εἶπον, Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλʼ ὅτι ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου.", "text": "*Autoi hymeis moi martyreite, hoti eipon*, Not *eimi egō ho Christos*, but that *apestalmenos eimi emprosthen ekeinou*.", "grammar": { "*Autoi*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - yourselves", "*hymeis*": "personal pronoun, nominative, plural - you", "*moi*": "personal pronoun, dative - to me", "*martyreite*": "present, 2nd plural - you testify/bear witness", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*eipon*": "aorist, 1st singular - I said", "*eimi*": "present, 1st singular - I am", "*egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative - I", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah", "*apestalmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been sent", "*emprosthen*": "preposition + genitive - before/ahead of", "*ekeinou*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - that one" }, "variants": { "*martyreite*": "testify/bear witness/affirm", "*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*apestalmenos*": "sent/dispatched/commissioned" } }
  • Acts 19:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Acts.19.4", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ Παῦλος, Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν βάπτισμα μετανοίας, τῷ λαῷ λέγων, εἰς τὸν ἐρχόμενον μετʼ αὐτὸν ἵνα πιστεύσωσιν, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, εἰς τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν.", "text": "*Eipen de Paulos*, *Ioannes men ebaptisen baptisma metanoias*, to the *lao legon*, into the *erchomenon met' auton hina pisteusōsin*, that *estin*, into the *Christon Iesoun*.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - he said", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul", "*Ioannes*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*men*": "postpositive particle - indeed/on one hand", "*ebaptisen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - he baptized", "*baptisma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - baptism", "*metanoias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of repentance", "*lao*": "dative, masculine, singular - people", "*legon*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*erchomenon*": "present participle, accusative, masculine, singular - coming one", "*met'*": "preposition + accusative - after", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*pisteusōsin*": "aorist, 3rd plural, subjunctive - they might believe", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular, indicative - is", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*Iesoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus" }, "variants": { "*ebaptisen*": "he baptized/immersed", "*baptisma*": "baptism/immersion/washing", "*metanoias*": "of repentance/change of mind", "*lao*": "people/nation/crowd", "*erchomenon*": "coming one/one who comes" } }