John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”John 1:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἔφη· ἐγὼ φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· εὐθύνατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου· καθὼς εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας ὁ προφήτης.
- ἔφη·ephē“He was saying;”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
- ἐγὼegō“I myself [am]”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- φωνὴphōnē“a voice”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456G
- βοῶντοςboōntos“crying”Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from βοάω · “to cry out” · Strong's G0994
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐρήμῳ·erēmō“wilderness;”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
- εὐθύνατεeuthunate“do make straight”Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from εὐθύνω · “to straighten” · Strong's G2116
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὁδὸνhodon“way”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
- κυρίου·kuriou“of [the] Lord;”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- καθὼςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- εἶπενeipen“said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- ἨσαΐαςĒsaias“Isaiah”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡσαΐας · “Isaiah” · Strong's G2268
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- προφήτης.prophētēs“prophet.”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)