Greek Interlinear
John 1:15 Interlinear
“John bare witness of him and cried saying This he was of whom I spake after me He that cometh before me is preferred for before me he was”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἰωάννης | G2491 | John | joannes (i.e., jochanan), the name of four israelites |
| 2 | μαρτυρεῖ | G3140 | bare witness | to be a witness, i.e., testify (literally or figuratively) |
| 3 | περὶ | G4012 | of | properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive cas |
| 4 | αὐτοῦ | G846 | him | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 5 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 6 | κέκραγεν | G2896 | cried | properly, to "croak" (as a raven) or scream, i.e., (genitive case) to call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat) |
| 7 | λέγων, | G3004 | saying | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 8 | Οὗτος | G3778 | This | the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated) |
| 9 | ἦν | G2258 | he was | i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) |
| 10 | ὃν | G3739 | of whom | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that |
| 11 | εἶπον | G2036 | I spake | to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| 12 | Ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | ὀπίσω | G3694 | after | to the back, i.e., aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun) |
| 14 | μου | G3450 | me | of me |
| 15 | ἐρχόμενος | G2064 | He that cometh | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 16 | ἔμπροσθέν | G1715 | before | in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time) |
| 17 | μου | G3450 | me | of me |
| 18 | γέγονεν | G1096 | is preferred | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 19 | ὅτι | G3754 | for | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 20 | πρῶτός | G4413 | before | foremost (in time, place, order or importance) |
| 21 | μου | G3450 | me | of me |
| 22 | ἦν | G2258 | he was | i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) |
Verse Context
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