King James Version

John 1:6

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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ἘγένετοegenetoThere wasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “There was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.There wasἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenossentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “sent”, a completed action with a present resultG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.sentπαρὰparafromπαράpreposition — “from”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.fromθεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Ἰωάννηςiōannēswas JohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “was John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.was John

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

There came a man — having been sent from God — whose name [is] John,

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American Standard Version (1901)

There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Young’s Literal Translation

There came a man — having been sent from God — whose name [is] John,

World English Bible

There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Darby Translation

There was a man sent from God, his name John.

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