“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.John 1:26
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰωάννης λέγων· ἐγὼ βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι· μέσος ὑμῶν ἕστηκεν ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε,
- ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- αὐτοῖςautois“them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- λέγων·legōn“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- βαπτίζωbaptizō“baptize”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
- ἐνen“with”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ὕδατι·hudati“water;”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
- μέσοςmesos“[in the] midst”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “midst” · Strong's G3319
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἕστηκενhestēken“he has stood”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
- ὃνhon“whom”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- 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)