As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’Acts 13:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ὡς δὲ ἐπλήρου Ἰωάννης τὸν δρόμον ἔλεγεν· τί ἐμὲ ὑπονοεῖτε εἶναι; οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγώ· ἀλλ᾽ ἰδοὺ ἔρχεται μετ᾽ ἐμὲ οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἄξιος τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν λῦσαι.
- ὡςhōs“While”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἐπλήρουeplērou“was fulfilling”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
- ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δρόμονdromon“course”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from δρόμος · “racecourse” · Strong's G1408
- ἔλεγεν·elegen“he was saying;”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- τίti“whom”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἐμὲeme“me myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- ὑπονοεῖτεhuponoeite“do you suppose”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ὑπονοέω · “to suppose” · Strong's G5282
- εἶναι;einai“to be?”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
- οὐκouk“Not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- εἰμὶeimi“am [he]”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐγώ·egō“I myself;”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ἰδοὺidou“behold”Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
- ἔρχεταιerchetai“He comes”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- μετ᾽met᾽“after”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- ἐμὲeme“me myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- οὗhou“of whom”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- εἰμὶeimi“I am”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἄξιοςaxios“worthy”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “worthy” · Strong's G0514
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὑπόδημαhupodēma“sandal”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “sandal” · Strong's G5266
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ποδῶνpodōn“feet”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
- λῦσαι.lusai“to untie.”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from λύω · “to loose” · Strong's G3089
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)