All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.John 1:28
Original language and places
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)
ταῦτα ἐν Βηθανίᾳ ἐγένετο πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ὅπου ἦν ὁ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων.
- ταῦταtauta“These things”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ΒηθανίᾳBēthania“Bethany”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Βηθανία · “Bethany” · Strong's G0963
- ἐγένετοegeneto“took place”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- πέρανperan“across”Preposition · “other side” · Strong's G4008
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸορδάνουIordanou“Jordan”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰορδάνης · “Jordan” · Strong's G2446
- ὅπουhopou“where”Preposition · “where(-ever)” · Strong's G3699
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- βαπτίζων.baptizōn“baptizing.”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
Places named in this verse
- Bethany · today: Al Maghtasford, region, settlement, special, wadi · Identification: possible · Details about Bethany on OpenBible.info
- Jordanriver · Identification: certain · Map of Jordan (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Jordan on OpenBible.info