King James Version

John 1:10

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

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Ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμῳkosmōworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔγνωegnōto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

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American Standard Version (1901)

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.

Young’s Literal Translation

in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

World English Bible

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.

Darby Translation

He was in the world, and the world had [its] being through him, and the world knew him not.

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