John 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 1:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 1:513 words
καὶkaiand / also
τὸtothe
φῶςphōsfire, light
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
σκοτίᾳskotiadark(-ness)
φαίνειphaineiappear, seem, be seen
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
σκοτίαskotiadark(-ness)
αὐτὸautohe / she / it / same
οὐounot
κατέλαβενkatelabenapprehend, attain, come upon
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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