King James Version

John 1:9

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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ἦνēnThat wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “That was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.That wasτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φῶςphōsLightφῶςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Light”, the subject formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.Lightτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθινὸνalēthinontrueἀληθινός (alēthinos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “true”, the subject formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.ὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichφωτίζειphōtizeilightethφωτίζω (phōtizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lighteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5461(a) I light up, illumine, (b) I bring to light, make evident, reveal.lightethπάνταpantaevery manπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “every man”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.every manἄνθρωπονanthrōpona humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐρχόμενονerchomenonthat comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “that cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.that comethεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμονkosmonworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “world”, the object formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the world

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

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American Standard Version (1901)

There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

Young’s Literal Translation

He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

World English Bible

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

Darby Translation

The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man.

Douay-Rheims

That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.

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