John 1:32

Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
John 1:32
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡς περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsen“bore witness”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  3. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  4. λέγωνlegōn“saying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  5. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  6. τεθέαμαιtetheamai“I have beheld”
    Verb, perfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · from θεάομαι · “to look at” · Strong's G2300
  7. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πνεῦμαpneuma“Spirit”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  9. καταβαῖνονkatabainon“descending”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  10. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  11. περιστερὰνperisteran“a dove”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from περιστερά · “dove” · Strong's G4058
  12. ἐξex“out of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  13. οὐρανοῦ,ouranou“heaven,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἔμεινενemeinen“it remained”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  16. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  17. αὐτόν.auton“Him.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)