Acts 13:25

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
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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.

  1. ὡςhōs“While”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐπλήρουeplērou“was fulfilling”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
  4. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  5. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. δρόμονdromon“course”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from δρόμος · “racecourse” · Strong's G1408
  7. ἔλεγεν·elegen“he was saying;”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  8. τίti“whom”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  9. ἐμὲeme“me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  10. ὑπονοεῖτεhuponoeite“do you suppose”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ὑπονοέω · “to suppose” · Strong's G5282
  11. εἶναι;einai“to be?”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  12. οὐκouk“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. εἰμὶeimi“am [he]”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  14. ἐγώ·egō“I myself;”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  15. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  16. ἰδοὺidou“behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  17. ἔρχεταιerchetai“He comes”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  18. μετ᾽met᾽“after”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  19. ἐμὲeme“me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  20. οὗhou“of whom”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  21. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  22. εἰμὶeimi“I am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  23. ἄξιοςaxios“worthy”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “worthy” · Strong's G0514
  24. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. ὑπόδημαhupodēma“sandal”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “sandal” · Strong's G5266
  26. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. ποδῶνpodōn“feet”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
  28. 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)