John 1:23

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
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἔφη· ἐγὼ φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· εὐθύνατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου· καθὼς εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας ὁ προφήτης.

  1. ἔφη·ephē“He was saying;”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
  2. ἐγὼegō“I myself [am]”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  3. φωνὴphōnē“a voice”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456G
  4. βοῶντοςboōntos“crying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from βοάω · “to cry out” · Strong's G0994
  5. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἐρήμῳ·erēmō“wilderness;”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
  8. εὐθύνατεeuthunate“do make straight”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from εὐθύνω · “to straighten” · Strong's G2116
  9. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ὁδὸνhodon“way”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
  11. κυρίου·kuriou“of [the] Lord;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  12. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  13. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  14. ἨσαΐαςĒsaias“Isaiah”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡσαΐας · “Isaiah” · Strong's G2268
  15. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. 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)