Verse 9

{ "verseID": "John.1.9", "source": "Ἦν τὸ Φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον.", "text": "*Ēn* the *Phōs* the *alēthinon*, which *phōtizei panta anthrōpon erchomenon* into the *kosmon*.", "grammar": { "*Ēn*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - was", "*Phōs*": "nominative neuter singular - Light", "*alēthinon*": "nominative neuter singular - true/genuine/real", "*phōtizei*": "present active indicative 3rd person singular of *phōtizō* - gives light to/illuminates", "*panta*": "accusative masculine singular - every", "*anthrōpon*": "accusative masculine singular - man/human", "*erchomenon*": "present middle/passive participle, accusative masculine singular or nominative neuter singular of *erchomai* - coming", "*kosmon*": "accusative masculine singular - world" }, "variants": { "*alēthinon*": "true/genuine/real/authentic", "*phōtizei*": "illuminates/enlightens/gives light to", "*erchomenon*": "coming (can modify either light or man, grammatically ambiguous)", "*kosmon*": "world/universe/ordered system" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 2:8 : 8 { "verseID": "1 John.2.8", "source": "Πάλιν, ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν, ὅ ἐστιν ἀληθὲς ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν: ὅτι ἡ σκοτία παράγεται, καὶ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν ἤδη φαίνει.", "text": "Again, *entolēn kainēn graphō* to you, which *estin alēthes* in him and in you: because the *skotia paragetai*, and the *phōs* the *alēthinon ēdē phainei*.", "grammar": { "*entolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - commandment/instruction", "*kainēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - new/fresh", "*graphō*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person singular - I write/am writing", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is", "*alēthes*": "nominative, neuter, singular - true/genuine", "*skotia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - darkness", "*paragetai*": "present, indicative, middle/passive, 3rd person singular - is passing away", "*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light", "*alēthinon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - true/genuine/real", "*ēdē*": "adverb - already/now", "*phainei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - shines/appears" }, "variants": { "*entolēn*": "commandment/instruction/order/charge", "*kainēn*": "new/fresh/novel/unused", "*alēthes*": "true/genuine/valid/reliable", "*skotia*": "darkness/obscurity/ignorance/evil", "*paragetai*": "is passing away/disappearing/coming to an end", "*phōs*": "light/illumination/radiance", "*alēthinon*": "true/genuine/real/authentic", "*phainei*": "shines/appears/gives light/becomes visible" } }
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.49.6", "source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקֵ֨ל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥ לִי֙ עֶ֔בֶד לְהָקִים֙ אֶת־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב *ונצירי **וּנְצוּרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהָשִׁ֑יב וּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙ לְא֣וֹר גּוֹיִ֔ם לִֽהְי֥וֹת יְשׁוּעָתִ֖י עַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס", "text": "*Wayyōʾmer* *nāqēl* from-being-you to-me *ʿeḇed* to-*hāqîm* *ʾeṯ*-*šiḇṭê* *Yaʿăqōḇ* and-*nəṣûrê* *Yiśrāʾēl* to-*hāšîḇ*; *ûnəṯattîḵā* for-*ʾôr* *gôyim*, to-*hiyôṯ* *yəšûʿāṯî* until-end *hāʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*Wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*nāqēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - too light/trifling", "*ʿeḇed*": "noun, masculine singular - servant/slave", "*hāqîm*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to raise up/establish", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*šiḇṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*nəṣûrê*": "passive participle, qal plural construct - preserved ones of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*hāšîḇ*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to return/restore", "*ûnəṯattîḵā*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will give you/make you", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations/peoples", "*hiyôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to be", "*yəšûʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my salvation", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*nāqēl*": "too light/trifling/insignificant", "*hāqîm*": "to raise up/to establish/to restore", "*šiḇṭê*": "tribes of/rods of/clans of", "*nəṣûrê*": "preserved ones/protected ones/survivors", "*hāšîḇ*": "to return/to restore/to bring back", "*ʾôr*": "light/illumination/daybreak", "*yəšûʿāṯî*": "my salvation/my deliverance/my victory" } }
  • John 12:46 : 46 { "verseID": "John.12.46", "source": "Ἐγὼ φῶς εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἐλήλυθα, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μὴ μείνῃ.", "text": "I *phōs* into the *kosmon* have *elēlytha*, that everyone the one *pisteuōn* in *eme* in the *skotia* not may *meinē*.", "grammar": { "*phōs*": "nominative neuter singular - light", "*kosmon*": "accusative masculine singular - world/universe", "*elēlytha*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person singular - have come", "*pisteuōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - believing/trusting", "*eme*": "accusative 1st person singular pronoun - me", "*skotia*": "dative feminine singular - darkness", "*meinē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might remain/abide" }, "variants": { "*phōs*": "light/illumination/radiance", "*kosmon*": "world/universe/ordered system", "*elēlytha*": "have come/arrived/appeared", "*pisteuōn*": "believing/trusting/having faith in", "*skotia*": "darkness/gloom/absence of light", "*meinē*": "might remain/abide/continue/stay" } }
  • John 1:4 : 4 { "verseID": "John.1.4", "source": "Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν· καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.", "text": "In *autō* *zōē* *ēn*; and the *zōē* *ēn* the *phōs* of the *anthrōpōn*.", "grammar": { "*autō*": "dative masculine singular pronoun - in him", "*zōē*": "nominative feminine singular - life", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - was (continuous state)", "*phōs*": "nominative neuter singular - light", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural of *anthrōpos* - of men/humans/mankind" }, "variants": { "*zōē*": "life/existence/vital force", "*phōs*": "light/illumination/understanding", "*anthrōpōn*": "humans/mankind/people" } }
  • John 1:7 : 7 { "verseID": "John.1.7", "source": "Οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν, ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ Φωτός, ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσιν διʼ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Houtos ēlthen* for *martyrian*, that he might *martyrēsē* concerning the *Phōtos*, that *pantes pisteuōsin* through *autou*.", "grammar": { "*Houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - this one/he", "*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular of *erchomai* - came/went", "*martyrian*": "accusative feminine singular - testimony/witness", "*martyrēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular of *martyreō* - might testify/witness", "*Phōtos*": "genitive neuter singular of *phōs* - of the Light", "*pantes*": "nominative masculine plural - all (people)", "*pisteuōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural of *pisteuō* - might believe", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - through him" }, "variants": { "*martyrian*": "testimony/witness/evidence", "*martyrēsē*": "might testify/bear witness/give evidence", "*pisteuōsin*": "might believe/trust/have faith" } }
  • 1 Thess 5:4-7 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.4", "source": "Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς κλέπτης καταλάβῃ.", "text": "*Hymeis de, adelphoi*, not *este en skotei, hina* the *hēmera hymas hōs kleptēs katalabē*.", "grammar": { "*Hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*este*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you are", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*skotei*": "dative, neuter, singular - darkness", "*hina*": "conjunction - in order that/so that", "*hēmera*": "nominative, feminine, singular - day", "*hymas*": "accusative, plural - you (object)", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like", "*kleptēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - thief", "*katalabē*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might overtake/seize" }, "variants": { "*skotei*": "darkness/obscurity", "*katalabē*": "might overtake/seize/catch/come upon suddenly" } } 5 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.5", "source": "Πάντες ὑμεῖς υἱοὶ φωτός ἐστε, καὶ υἱοὶ ἡμέρας: οὐκ ἐσμὲν νυκτὸς, οὐδὲ σκότους.", "text": "*Pantes hymeis huioi phōtos este*, and *huioi hēmeras*: not *esmen nyktos*, *oude skotous*.", "grammar": { "*Pantes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you", "*huioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sons", "*phōtos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of light", "*este*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you are", "*huioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sons", "*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of day", "*esmen*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person plural - we are", "*nyktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night", "*oude*": "negative conjunction - nor/neither", "*skotous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of darkness" }, "variants": { "*huioi*": "sons/children (idiomatic for those belonging to or characterized by)", "*phōtos*": "of light/light's", "*nyktos*": "of night/night's", "*skotous*": "of darkness/darkness'" } } 6 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.6", "source": "Ἄρα οὖν μὴ καθεύδωμεν, ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί· ἀλλὰ γρηγορῶμεν καὶ νήφωμεν.", "text": "*Ara oun mē katheudōmen, hōs kai hoi loipoi; alla grēgorōmen kai nēphōmen*.", "grammar": { "*Ara oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore then/so then", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*katheudōmen*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us sleep/we should sleep", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like", "*kai*": "adverbial - also/even", "*hoi loipoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural with article - the rest/the others", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*grēgorōmen*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us be alert/let us stay awake", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*nēphōmen*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us be sober/let us be self-controlled" }, "variants": { "*katheudōmen*": "let us sleep/we should sleep (metaphorical for spiritual unawareness)", "*loipoi*": "rest/others/remainder", "*grēgorōmen*": "let us be alert/let us stay awake/let us be vigilant", "*nēphōmen*": "let us be sober/let us be self-controlled/let us be clearheaded" } } 7 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.7", "source": "Οἱ γὰρ καθεύδοντες νυκτὸς καθεύδουσιν· καὶ οἱ μεθυσκόμενοι νυκτὸς μεθύουσιν.", "text": "*Hoi gar katheudontes nyktos katheudousin*; and *hoi methyskomenoi nyktos methyousin*.", "grammar": { "*Hoi katheudontes*": "nominative, masculine, plural with article - the ones sleeping/those who sleep", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*nyktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night/at night", "*katheudousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they sleep", "*hoi methyskomenoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural with article - the ones getting drunk/those getting drunk", "*nyktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night/at night", "*methyousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they are drunk/they get drunk" }, "variants": { "*katheudousin*": "they sleep/they are asleep", "*methyskomenoi*": "getting drunk/becoming intoxicated", "*methyousin*": "they are drunk/they become drunk/they get intoxicated" } }
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 { "verseID": "1 John.5.20", "source": "Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν, ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν, καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς, καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.", "text": "We *oidamen* *de* that the *Huios* of the *Theou* *hēkei*, and has *dedōken* to us *dianoian*, that we may *ginōskōmen* the *alēthinon*, and we *esmen* in the *alēthinō*, in the *Huiō* of him *Iēsou Christō*. This *estin* the *alēthinos Theos*, and *zōē aiōnios*.", "grammar": { "*oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we know", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Son", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*hēkei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - has come", "*dedōken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has given", "*hēmin*": "personal pronoun, dative, 1st plural - to us", "*dianoian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - understanding/mind", "*hina*": "conjunction introducing purpose clause - that/so that", "*ginōskōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we may know", "*alēthinon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - true one", "*esmen*": "present indicative, 1st plural - we are", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*alēthinō*": "dative, masculine, singular - true one", "*Huiō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Son", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*Iēsou*": "dative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*alēthinos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - true", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnios*": "nominative, feminine, singular - eternal" }, "variants": { "*oidamen*": "we know/we understand/we perceive", "*hēkei*": "has come/is present/has arrived", "*dedōken*": "has given/has granted/has bestowed", "*dianoian*": "understanding/mind/intellect", "*ginōskōmen*": "we may know/we may understand/we may recognize", "*alēthinon*": "true one/genuine one/real one", "*esmen*": "we are/we exist", "*alēthinō*": "true one/genuine one/real one", "*Christō*": "Christ/Anointed One/Messiah", "*alēthinos*": "true/genuine/real", "*zōē*": "life/existence/vitality", "*aiōnios*": "eternal/everlasting/age-during" } }
  • John 6:32 : 32 { "verseID": "John.6.32", "source": "Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Οὐ Μωσῆς δέδωκεν ὑμῖν τὸν ἄρτον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· ἀλλʼ ὁ Πατήρ μου δίδωσιν ὑμῖν τὸν ἄρτον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν ἀληθινόν.", "text": "*Eipen oun* to them the *Iēsous*, *Amēn*, *amēn*, *legō* to you, Not *Mōsēs dedōken* to you the *arton* from the *ouranou*; but the *Patēr* of me *didōsin* to you the *arton* from the *ouranou* the *alēthinon*.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - said", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present, indicative, active, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*Mōsēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Moses", "*dedōken*": "perfect, indicative, active, 3rd singular - has given", "*arton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - bread/loaf", "*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - heaven/sky", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father", "*didōsin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd singular - gives", "*alēthinon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - true/genuine" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*Mōsēs*": "Moses", "*dedōken*": "has given/provided", "*arton*": "bread/loaf", "*ouranou*": "heaven/sky", "*Patēr*": "Father", "*didōsin*": "gives/provides", "*alēthinon*": "true/genuine/real" } }
  • John 14:6 : 6 { "verseID": "John.14.6", "source": "Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια, καὶ ἡ ζωή: οὐδεὶς ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα, εἰ μὴ διʼ ἐμοῦ.", "text": "*Legei autō* the *Iēsous*, *Egō eimi* the *hodos*, and the *alētheia*, and the *zōē*: *oudeis erchetai pros ton Patera*, if not *di' emou*.", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present indicative active, 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular pronoun - to him", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Egō eimi*": "nominative pronoun + present indicative, 1st person singular - I am", "*hodos*": "nominative, feminine, singular - way/road/path", "*alētheia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - truth", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one", "*erchetai*": "present indicative middle, 3rd person singular - comes", "*pros ton Patera*": "preposition + accusative - to the Father", "*di' emou*": "preposition + genitive pronoun - through me" }, "variants": { "*hodos*": "way/path/road/journey", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality", "*zōē*": "life/existence" } }
  • John 15:1 : 1 { "verseID": "John.15.1", "source": "¶Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή, καὶ ὁ Πατήρ μου ὁ γεωργός ἐστιν.", "text": "*Egō eimi* the *ampelos* the *alēthinē*, and the *Patēr* *mou* the *geōrgos estin*.", "grammar": { "*Egō*": "nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I", "*eimi*": "present indicative, first person singular - am", "*ampelos*": "nominative, feminine, singular - vine/grapevine", "*alēthinē*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - true/genuine", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - father", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*geōrgos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - farmer/vinedresser/gardener", "*estin*": "present indicative, third person singular - is" }, "variants": { "*ampelos*": "vine/grapevine", "*alēthinē*": "true/genuine/real/authentic", "*geōrgos*": "farmer/vinedresser/gardener/cultivator" } }
  • 1 John 1:8 : 8 { "verseID": "1 John.1.8", "source": "Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν.", "text": "If we *eipōmen* that *hamartian* not we *echomen*, *heautous* we *planōmen*, and the *alētheia* not *estin* in us.", "grammar": { "*eipōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st plural, active - we might say/claim [potential action]", "*hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sin [direct object]", "*echomen*": "present, 1st plural, active - we have/possess [ongoing state]", "*heautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - ourselves", "*planōmen*": "present, 1st plural, active - we deceive/lead astray [ongoing action]", "*alētheia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - truth", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is [ongoing state]" }, "variants": { "*eipōmen*": "might say/declare/claim", "*hamartian*": "sin/wrongdoing/error/failure", "*echomen*": "have/possess/hold/maintain", "*heautous*": "ourselves/our own selves", "*planōmen*": "deceive/lead astray/cause to wander/mislead", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness", "*estin*": "is/exists/remains" } }
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.20", "source": "לְתוֹרָ֖ה וְלִתְעוּדָ֑ה אִם־לֹ֤א יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽין־ל֖וֹ שָֽׁחַר׃", "text": "To-*tôrāh* and-to-*təʿûdāh* if-not *yōʾmərû* according-to-*dābār ha-zeh ʾăšer ʾên*-to-him *šāḥar*", "grammar": { "*tôrāh*": "noun feminine singular - law/instruction", "*təʿûdāh*": "noun feminine singular - testimony/witness", "*yōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they speak", "*dābār*": "noun masculine singular - word/thing/matter", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*šāḥar*": "noun masculine singular - dawn/light" }, "variants": { "*tôrāh*": "law/instruction/teaching", "*təʿûdāh*": "testimony/witness/evidence", "*šāḥar*": "dawn/light/morning (metaphor for truth/hope)", "*ʾăšer ʾên-lô šāḥar*": "for whom there is no dawn/which has no light/that has no future" } }
  • Matt 6:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Matthew.6.23", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρὸς ᾖ, ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου σκοτεινὸν ἔσται. Εἰ οὖν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν, τὸ σκότος πόσον!", "text": "*Ean de* the *ophthalmos* of you *ponēros ē*, *holon* the *sōma* of you *skoteinon estai*. *Ei oun* the *phōs* the in you *skotos estin*, the *skotos poson*!", "grammar": { "*Ean de*": "conditional conjunction + contrastive particle - but if", "*ophthalmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eye", "*ponēros ē*": "nominative, masculine, singular + present subjunctive, 3rd singular - may be evil/bad/diseased", "*holon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - whole/entire", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body", "*skoteinon estai*": "nominative, neuter, singular + future indicative middle, 3rd singular - will be dark", "*Ei oun*": "conditional conjunction + inferential particle - if therefore", "*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light", "*skotos estin*": "nominative, neuter, singular + present active indicative, 3rd singular - is darkness", "*skotos poson*": "nominative, neuter, singular + interrogative adjective - how great darkness" }, "variants": { "*ophthalmos*": "eye/sight", "*ponēros*": "evil/bad/diseased/unhealthy/defective", "*holon*": "whole/entire/complete", "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*skoteinon*": "dark/full of darkness/unilluminated", "*phōs*": "light/source of light/illumination", "*skotos*": "darkness/absence of light", "*poson*": "how great/how much/how intense" } }
  • John 7:12 : 12 { "verseID": "John.7.12", "source": "Καὶ γογγυσμὸς πολὺς περὶ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἐν τοῖς ὄχλοις: οἱ μὲν ἔλεγον, ὅτι Ἀγαθός ἐστιν: ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Οὔ· ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸν ὄχλον.", "text": "And *gongysmos polys peri* him *ēn* in the *ochlois*: the *men elegon*, that *Agathos estin*: others *elegon*, No; but *plana* the *ochlon*.", "grammar": { "*gongysmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - murmuring/grumbling", "*polys*": "nominative, masculine, singular - much/great", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - was", "*ochlois*": "dative, masculine, plural - crowds", "*men*": "postpositive particle - on the one hand [contrasted with de]", "*elegon*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - were saying", "*Agathos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - good", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*plana*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - deceives/misleads", "*ochlon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - crowd" }, "variants": { "*gongysmos*": "murmuring/grumbling/complaint/debate", "*polys*": "much/great/many", "*ochlois*": "crowds/multitudes/common people", "*Agathos*": "good/upright/beneficial", "*plana*": "deceives/misleads/leads astray", "*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude/common people" } }