John 1:8

The Gospel writer speaks of John the Baptist.

Greek

οὐκookἦνaynἐκεῖνοςeh-KAY-nosτὸtoφῶς,fohsἀλλ’alἵναHEE-nahμαρτυρήσῃmar-too-RAY-sayπερὶpeh-REEτοῦtooφωτός.foh-TOS

Latin

NōnnohneratEH-ratilleIH-lehlūx,looxsedsedututtestimōniumtes-tih-MOH-nee-umperhibēretper-hih-BAY-retdēdaylūmine.loo-MIH-neh

English

That man was not the light, but came so that he might testify about the light.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
οὐκfrom οὐ, “not”	Nōnfrom nōn	οὐκ: not. Latin: nōn.
ἦνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eratfrom sum	ἦν, erat.
ἐκεῖνοςall forms, “that, that one”	illeall forms	ἐκεῖνος: that man, pointing farther off than οὗτος. Latin: ille.
τὸ φῶςfrom φῶς, “light”	lūx	τὸ φῶς: the light, from φῶς, a neuter noun. Latin: lūx.
ἀλλ’from ἀλλά, “but”	sedall forms	ἀλλά: but, shortened before a vowel. Latin: sed.
ἵναall forms, “so that, in order that”	utall forms	ἵνα: so that. Latin: ut. English adds came.
μαρτυρήσῃfrom μαρτυρέω, “to testify, bear witness”	testimōnium perhibēretfrom perhibeō	μαρτυρήσῃ: he might testify, from μαρτυρέω, an aorist subjunctive after ἵνα. Latin uses two words, testimōnium perhibēret, he might bear witness, from perhibeō.
περὶfrom περί, “about, concerning”	dēall forms	περί: about. Latin: dē.
τοῦ φωτόςfrom φῶς, “light”	lūminefrom lūmen	τοῦ φωτός: the light, genitive after περί. Latin varies the word: lūmine, from lūmen.

New core words

Greek

ἐκεῖνος that, that one μαρτυρέω testify, bear witness

Latin

None new in this passage.

Greek core words met231 / 345 Latin core words met239 / 345

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