JAMES STRONG Outline of Greek Grammar for the New Testament LESSON VIII :  EXERCISE ON JOHN 1, 6-11

 6 Ἐγένετο1  ἄνθρωπος2 ἀπεσταλμένος3 παρὰ4 θεοῦ,5 ὄνομα6
   There was     a man              sent                   from  God,   the name

 7 αὐτῷ7       Ἰωάννης·8 οὗτος9    ἦλθεν10 εἰς11 μαρτυρίαν,12 ἵνα13
   to him was    John:   this one came     for   testimony    that

   μαρτυρήσῃ14         περὶ15     τοῦ16 Φωτός,17 ἵνα13 πάντες18
   he might testify concerning    the   Light,       that    all

 8 πιστεύσωσι19     δι'20   αὐτοῦ.21 Οὐκ22 ἦν23 ἐκεῖνος24  τὸ25 Φῶς,26
   might believe through   him.       Not     was     that one   the  Light,

 9 ἀλλ'27 ἵνα13 μαρτυρήσῃ14         περὶ15   τοῦ16 Φωτός.17  Ἦν23
   but    that he might testify concerning     the   Light.    There was

   τὸ25 Φῶς26 τὸ25 ἀληθινόν,28  ὃ29 φωτίζει30 πάντα31 ἄνθρωπον,32
   the  Light  the    true one,     which  lights      every        man,

10 ἐρχόμενον33 εἰς11 τὸν34 κόσμον.35 Ἐν36 τῷ37 κόσμῳ38 ἦv,23
      coming         into      the  world.           In   the  world   he was,

   καὶ39 ὁ40 κόσμος41   δι'20   αὐτοῦ21 ἐγένετο,1 καὶ39 ὁ40 κόσμος41
   and  the  world  through     him     was made,  and   the   world

11 αὐτὸν42 οὐκ22 ἔγνω.43 Εἰς11 τὰ44 ἴδια45  ἧλθε,10 καὶ39 οἱ46
      him        not     knew.   To    the  own things he came, and the

   ἴδιοι47     αὐτὸν42 οὐ22 παρέλαβον.48
   own persons him   not    received.

1. Ἐγένετο--See lesson vii, No. 15.

2. ἄνθρωπος--See vii, 27; subj. of sentence.

3. ἀπεσταλμένος--part. from ἀποστέλλω, lit., I send away; comp. of prep, ἀπό, off, and στέλλω, I send; root στελ, vowel changed, § 63; aug. cuts off final ο of prep., § 61; no reduplication, § 60; perf. tense because aug. beyond indic., § 60; and no union-vowel, § 42; pass. part. ending μεν, (§ 55,) accent; ος is nom. masc. sing., §§ 34, 30; agrees with ἄνθρωπος, § 73.

4. παρά--prep., lit., near; with gen., =from near.

5. θεοῦ--See vii, 9, 10; here gen., § 81.

6. ὄνομα--noun; neut, 3d decl. nom. sing.; (stem, ονοματ, final mute always dropped for euphony;) subj. to was understood, (copula may freely be supplied.)

7. αὐτῷ--pers. adj. pron.; dat. sing. masc. from αὐτός, vii, 14; governed, § 92.

8. Ἰωάννης--prop. noun; 1st decl. masc. nom. sing., § 28; predicate after neut. verb, (understood,) agreeing with subj., § 71.

9. οὗτος--See vii, 11.

10. ἦλθεν--verb, assigned to ἔρχομαι, but really from defective ἐλεύθω; root, ελθ; temporal aug., [ε+ε=η,] § 60; hence indic., as union-vowel (ε) following also shows, § 42; simple root 2d aor., § 57; hence no tense ending in 3d pers. sing. act., § 49; ν appended, § 17; accent, § 6.

11. εἰς--prep., lit., to, that is, here, for the purpose of; atonic, § 3.

12. μαρτυρίαν--noun; 1st decl. fem. acc. sing., from ία, § 28; governed, § 96.

13. ἵνα--conj., meaning, in order that; introducing dependent clause.

14. μαρτυρήσῃ--verb, from μαρτυρέω; first η is root-vowel, lengthened before tense-sign, (§ 66,) which is σ of 1st fut., § 59; ῃ is union-vowel of subj., (§ 44,) the subscribed ι being 3d pers. sing. act., § 49; accent, § 4.

15. περὶ--prep., lit., around; governs gen., § 82.

16. τοῦ--art.; gen. sing. neut., § 39.

17. Φωτός--noun, see vii, 25. Gen. (sing.) and dat. (sing. and plur.) of monosyllables of 3d decl. accent the ultimate.

18. πάντες--See vii, 12; nom. masc. plur., men being understood, § 74; subj. of clause.

19. πιστεύσωσι--verb, from πιστεύω; second σ is sign of 1st fut., § 59; ω sign of subj., § 44; σι 3d plur. act., § 49.

20. δι'--See vii, 13.

21. αὐτοῦ--See vii, 14.

22. Οὐκ--neg. adv., same as οὐ, with euphonic κ before a vowel.

23. ἦν--See vii, 3.

24. ἐκεῖνος--demonst, adj. pron., § 39; =he, nom. masc. sing., subj. of sentence, § 27; accent, § 6.

25. τὸ--See vii, 24.

26. Φῶς--See vii, 25.

27. ἀλλ'--conj. for ἀλλά, final vowel elided, § 22.

28. ἀληθινόν--adj., from ἀληθινός; neut. 2d decl., § 34; nom. sing., § 30; agreeing with Φῶς, § 73.

29. ὃ--See vii, 19.

30. φωτίζει--verb, from φωτίζω; strengthened root, § 58; ε union vowel of indic., § 42; final ι 3d sing. (pres.) act., § 49.

31. πάντα--indef. adj., see No. 18; acc. sing. masc. agreeing with ἄνθρωπον, § 73.

32. ἄνθρωπον--noun, see No. 2; acc. sing., § 30; governed, § 97.

33. ἐρχόμενον--part. from ἔρχομαι, see No. 10; deponent, § 40; pres. pass., § 55; sing., § 30; either acc. masc., (and then agreeing with ἄνθρωπον,) or, as is better, (see John iii, 19,) nom. neut., (and then agreeing with φῶς.)

34. τόν--See vii, 8.

35. κόσμον--noun, from κόσμος; acc. sing. 2d decl., § 30; governed, § 94.

36. ἐν--See vii, 1.

37. τῷ--art., dat. sing. masc., § 39; agrees with κόσμῳ, § 73.

38. κόσμῳ--noun, see No. 35; dat. sing., § 8.

39. καί--See vii, 6.

40. ὁ--See vii, 4.

41. κόσμος--noun, see No. 35; subj., § 27.

42. αὐτόν--pron., see No. 7; acc. sing. masc., § 97.

43. ἔγνω--verb, from γιγνώσκω, (strengthened [§ 70] from root γνω, [§ 67,] =our know); 2d aor., § 57; ε is augment of indic., § 60; ω is root and union-vowel, § 67; no other ending, hence 3d sing. act., § 49.

44. τὰ--art., plur. neut. acc., § 39.

45. ἴδια--adj., fr. ἴδιος; plur. neut. acc., § 30; agreement, § 74; meaning home here, (lit., the own things of him;) government, § 44.

46. οἱ--art., nom. plur. masc., § 39.

47. ἴδιοι--adj., see No. 45; nom. plur. masc., § 30; meaning family here, § 74; subj., § 27.

48. παρέλαβον--verb from παραλαμβάνω, compounded with παρά, near, (see No. 4,) as in vii, 34; 2d aor., § 57; indic., § 42; 3d plur., § 49.

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