John 1:26

“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
John 1:26
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Original language (Greek)

ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰωάννης λέγων· ἐγὼ βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι· μέσος ὑμῶν ἕστηκεν ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε,

  1. ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. αὐτοῖςautois“them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  5. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  6. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  7. βαπτίζωbaptizō“baptize”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
  8. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. ὕδατι·hudati“water;”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  10. μέσοςmesos“[in the] midst”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “midst” · Strong's G3319
  11. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  12. ἕστηκενhestēken“he has stood”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
  13. ὃνhon“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  14. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  16. οἴδατε,oidate“know,”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)