- *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