Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.John 1:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡς περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsen“bore witness”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
- ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- λέγωνlegōn“saying”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- τεθέαμαιtetheamai“I have beheld”Verb, perfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · from θεάομαι · “to look at” · Strong's G2300
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πνεῦμαpneuma“Spirit”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- καταβαῖνονkatabainon“descending”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- περιστερὰνperisteran“a dove”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from περιστερά · “dove” · Strong's G4058
- ἐξex“out of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- οὐρανοῦ,ouranou“heaven,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἔμεινενemeinen“it remained”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
- ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- 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)