God & Savior

John 13:5

After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
John 13:5
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Original language (Greek)

εἶτα βάλλει ὕδωρ εἰς τὸν νιπτῆρα καὶ ἤρξατο νίπτειν τοὺς πόδας τῶν μαθητῶν καὶ ἐκμάσσειν τῷ λεντίῳ ᾧ ἦν διεζωσμένος.

  1. εἶταeita“After that”
    Adverb · “then” · Strong's G1534
  2. βάλλειballei“He pours”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906J
  3. ὕδωρhudōr“water”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  4. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  5. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. νιπτῆραniptēra“basin”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νιπτήρ · “wash basin” · Strong's G3537
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. ἤρξατοērxato“He began”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  9. νίπτεινniptein“to wash”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from νίπτω · “to wash” · Strong's G3538
  10. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. πόδαςpodas“feet”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
  12. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. μαθητῶνmathētōn“disciples”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἐκμάσσεινekmassein“to wipe [them]”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἐκμάσσω · “to wipe off” · Strong's G1591
  16. τῷtō“with the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. λεντίῳlentiō“towel”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from λέντιον · “towel” · Strong's G3012
  18. ᾧhō“with which”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  19. ἦνēn“He was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  20. διεζωσμένος.diezōsmenos“having girded himself.”
    Verb, perfect, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from διαζώννυμι · “to tie around” · Strong's G1241
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)