John 1:5 in context
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John 1:5

And the light shines [now and forever] in the darkness,
and the darkness did not overcome it [could not extinguish, control, or even understand the light].
[After using the past tense (was, became, etc.) in verses 1-4, John now shifts to the present tense to describe that the light always shines. He thus emphasizes that it is a timeless truth that God's light never ceases to shine, see John 8:12; 9:5; 12:46. The Greek word for to overcome, katalambano, is composed of kata (down from the higher to the lower) and lambano (to receive). The meaning is that even though darkness tried to take down the light and make it its own, it could not grasp or even understand it. Since the verb is in the active indicative aorist form, it describes an active action that could not be carried out. The grammatical construction assures us that darkness will never overcome light! In verse 12, lambano reappears in the same verb form as here.]
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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

καὶ   τὸ   φῶς   ἐν   τῇ   σκοτίᾳ   φαίνει,   καὶ   ἡ   σκοτία   αὐτὸ   οὐ   κατέλαβεν.¶  

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The greek text has 13 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 And
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 τὸ (to)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
T-NSN
G5457
 φῶς (phos)
 Light
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῇ (te)
 the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
T-DSF
G4653
 σκοτίᾳ (skotia)
 darkness
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G5316
 φαίνει, (phainei,)
 shines,
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 ἡ (e)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
T-NSF
G4653
 σκοτία (skotia)
 darkness
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G0846
 αὐτὸ (ayto)
 it
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
P-ASN
G3756
 οὐ (oy)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G2638
 κατέλαβεν.¶ (katelaben.)
 overcame.
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AAI-3S

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