John 1:18

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
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The definite article
μονογενὴς υἱὸς plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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The definite article
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The definite article
πατρός, ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.
ESV
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
NIV
No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
NLT
No one has ever seen God. But the one and only Son is himself God and is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.
KJV
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 1:17 ← John 1:18 → John 1:19

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