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John 3:23

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
John 3:23
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John the Baptist is also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, where there is plenty of water, and people keep coming.

Explanation

John the Baptist is still active at the same time as Jesus. The place is chosen because the water there is plentiful. People keep coming to be baptized by him.

Original language
  • Αἰνὼν (Ainōn): Aenon
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G0137 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Aenon.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 3:23, word 8

  • Σαλείμ (Saleim): Salim
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · Strong's G4530 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Salim.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 3:23, word 11

  • ὕδατα (hudata): water
    Greek · Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · Strong's G5204 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Waters.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 3:23, word 13

  • πολλὰ (polla): much
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · Strong's G4183 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Many or plentiful.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 3:23, word 14

Places
  • Aenon near Salim
    Named in this verse · Location: unknown

    Named here as the place where John was baptizing. Location uncertain.

    A place with plentiful water; its exact location is uncertain.

Cross-references
  • John 1:28 · Related verse

    John baptized earlier at Bethany beyond the Jordan.

Connected events
  • John the Baptist's last testimony about Jesus
    This verse is part of it

    This verse is part of John's testimony.

    John 3:22-36

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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)

ἦν δὲ καὶ ὁ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ. καὶ παρεγίνοντο καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο·

  1. ἦνēn“Was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  6. βαπτίζωνbaptizōn“baptizing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. ΑἰνὼνAinōn“Aenon”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Αἰνών · “Aenon” · Strong's G0137
  9. ἐγγὺςengus“near”
    Preposition · from ἐγγύς · “near” · Strong's G1451
  10. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. Σαλείμ,Saleim“Salim,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from Σαλείμ · “Salim” · Strong's G4530
  12. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  13. ὕδαταhudata“waters”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  14. πολλὰpolla“many”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  15. ἦνēn“were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  16. ἐκεῖ.ekei“there.”
    Adverb · from ἐκεῖ · “there” · Strong's G1563
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. παρεγίνοντοpareginonto“they were coming”
    Verb, imperfect, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from παραγίνομαι · “to come” · Strong's G3854
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. ἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizonto“were being baptized;”
    Verb, imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
Places named in this verse
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)