Bible Verse Dictionary
John 1:8 - Light
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He | G1565 | ἐκεῖνος |
that one (or [neuter] thing); often intensified by the article prefixed |
| was | G2258 | ἦν |
[Verb] I (thou etc.) was (wast or were) |
| not | G3756 | οὐ |
the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not |
| that Light | G5457 | φῶς |
[Noun Neuter] compare G5316 and G5346); luminousness (in the widest application natural or artificial abstract or concrete literal or figurative) |
| but | G235 | ἀλλά |
[Conjunction] properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| was | G2258 | ἦν |
[Verb] I (thou etc.) was (wast or were) |
| sent to | G2443 | ἵνα |
[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| bear witness | G3140 | μαρτυρέω |
[Verb] to be a witness that is testify (literally or figuratively) |
| of | G4012 | περί |
[Preposition] properly through (all over) that is around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications of place cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality circuit: matter circumstance or general period) |
| that Light | G5457 | φῶς |
[Noun Neuter] compare G5316 and G5346); luminousness (in the widest application natural or artificial abstract or concrete literal or figurative) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.