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John 1

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1 In [the] beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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Word Entries 50
Editorial Notes 0
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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος

Transliteration: En arche en ho logos kai ho logos en pros ton theon kai theos en ho logos

Gloss: In beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and God was the Word

5 word entries
Ἐν
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Etymology
Common Greek preposition denoting position, relation, or means.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
1
ἀρχῇ
Transliteration
arche
Morphology
noun feminine dative singular
Gloss
beginning
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Beginning, origin, ruler, or authority.
Etymology
Greek noun that can mean beginning/origin and also ruler/authority depending on context.
Strong's
G746
Occurrences
1
ἦν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
verb imperfect active indicative 3rd singular
Gloss
was
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Etymology
Basic Greek being verb.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
1
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
article masculine nominative singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Etymology
Greek definite article marking case, number, and gender.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1
λόγος
Transliteration
logos
Morphology
noun masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Word
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Word, speech, account, matter, or reason.
Etymology
A rich Greek term for word, reason, discourse, or message.
Strong's
G3056
Occurrences
1
Tischendorf / Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel

Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.

Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.

17 word entries
Ἐν
Lemma
ἐν
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2740
ἀρχῇ
Morphology
N-DSF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0746
Occurrences
56
ἦν
Morphology
V-IAI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
λόγος,
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Word, speech, account, matter, or reason.
Strong's
G3056
Occurrences
330
καὶ
Lemma
καί
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
8969
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
λόγος
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Word, speech, account, matter, or reason.
Strong's
G3056
Occurrences
330
ἦν
Morphology
V-IAI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
πρὸς
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
with/toward
Strong's
G4314
Occurrences
696
τὸν
Lemma
Morphology
T-ASM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
θεόν,
Morphology
N-ASM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity, or divine being.
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
1312
καὶ
Lemma
καί
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
8969
θεὸς
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity, or divine being.
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
1312
ἦν
Morphology
V-IAI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
λόγος.
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Word, speech, account, matter, or reason.
Strong's
G3056
Occurrences
330
Syriac Peshitta New Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: New Testament

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܒܪܫܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܗܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܬܐ

15 word entries
ܒܪܫܝܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
brshyt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
10
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'ytwhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
97
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘܐ
Transliteration
hwa
Morphology
verb, being/becoming root form
Gloss
was, became
Occurrences
1535
ܡܠܬܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
meltha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
word, matter
Occurrences
143
ܘܗܘ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܗܘ
Transliteration
whw
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
79
ܡܠܬܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
meltha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
word, matter
Occurrences
143
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'ytwhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
97
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘܐ
Transliteration
hwa
Morphology
verb, being/becoming root form
Gloss
was, became
Occurrences
1535
ܠܘܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܘܬ
Transliteration
lwt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
245
ܐܠܗܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
alaha
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
God
Occurrences
497
ܘܐܠܗܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'lh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
13
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'ytwhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
97
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘܐ
Transliteration
hwa
Morphology
verb, being/becoming root form
Gloss
was, became
Occurrences
1535
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
1648
ܡܠܬܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
meltha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
word, matter
Occurrences
143
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

[In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum.

13 word entries
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
principio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
principio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
beginning
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
beginning, origin, foundation, principle
Etymology
From Latin princeps/principium language of firstness, beginning, or foundation.
Occurrences
65
erat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
erat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
Verbum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uerbum
Transliteration
Verbum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1162
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
Verbum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uerbum
Transliteration
Verbum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1162
erat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
erat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
apud
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
apud
Transliteration
apud
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
300
Deum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
Deum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
Deus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
Deus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889
erat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
erat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
Verbum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uerbum
Transliteration
Verbum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1162

Ranked cross references

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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and now glorify me , thou Father, along with thyself, with the glory which I had along with thee before the world was.

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And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him.

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I [am] the Alpha and the Omega, [the] first and [the] last, the beginning and the end.

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He was in the beginning with God.

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I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

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who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;

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Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

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And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.

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