John 1:6

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There came a man sent from God, name to him John.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ Θεοῦ, ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης.

Transliteration

Egeneto anthropos apestalmenos from Theou, onoma autō Iōannēs.

Grammar Details

• *Egeneto*: aorist middle indicative 3rd person singular of *ginomai* - became/came/appeared
• *anthropos*: nominative masculine singular - man/human
• *apestalmenos*: perfect passive participle, nominative masculine singular of *apostellō* - having been sent
• *Theou*: genitive masculine singular - of God/from God
• *onoma*: nominative neuter singular - name
• *autō*: dative masculine singular pronoun - to him
• *Iōannēs*: nominative masculine singular - John

Word Meanings

• *Egeneto*: appeared/came/arose/came into being
• *anthropos*: man/human/person
• *apestalmenos*: having been sent/commissioned/appointed

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  There was a man sent from God, whose name was n.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  There came{G1096} a man,{G444} sent{G649} from{G3844} God,{G2316} whose{G846} name{G3686} was John.{G2491}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  There was{G1096}{(G5633)} a man{G444} sent{G649}{(G5772)} from{G3844} God{G2316}, whose{G846} name{G3686} was John{G2491}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  There was a man sent from God whose name was Iohn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There was sent from God a man, whose name was Ihon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name `is' John,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

Referenced Verses

• John 1:33 : 33 And I knew him not: but he who sent me to baptize in water, that one to me said, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him, this is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.