{There came a man} (egeneto anthr(9370)os). Definite event in
the long darkness, same verb in verse 3 . {Sent}
(apestalmenos). Perfect passive participle of apostell(935c), to
send. {From God} (para theou). From the side of (para) God
(ablative case heou). {Whose name} (onoma aut(9369)). "Name to
him," nominative parenthetic and dative (Robertson, _Grammar_, p.
460). {John} (I(9361)n(8873)). One
in Westcott and Hort. In the
giving of the name see Lu 1:59-63 , Hellenized form of Jonathan,
Joanan (Gift of God), used always of the Baptist in this Gospel
which never mentions the name of John son of Zebedee (the sons of
Zebedee once, 21:2 ).
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