Greek Interlinear
John 1:9 Interlinear
“That was Light the true which lighteth every man that cometh into the world”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἦν | G2258 | That was | i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) |
| 2 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 3 | φῶς | G5457 | Light | luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative) |
| 4 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | ἀληθινόν | G228 | the true | truthful |
| 6 | ὃ | G3739 | which | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that |
| 7 | φωτίζει | G5461 | lighteth | to shed rays, i.e., to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively) |
| 8 | πάντα | G3956 | every man | all, any, every, the whole |
| 9 | ἄνθρωπον | G444 | man-faced, i.e., a human being | |
| 10 | ἐρχόμενον | G2064 | that cometh | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 11 | εἰς | G1519 | into | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 12 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | κόσμον | G2889 | the world | orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)) |
Verse Context
John 1:8not He was that Light but...
John 1:9 (current)That was Light the true which lighteth every man that cometh into the world
John 1:10in the world He was and ...