John 4:1

When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
John 4:1
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Original language (Greek)

Ὡς οὖν ἔγνω ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἤκουσαν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ὅτι Ἰησοῦς πλείονας μαθητὰς ποιεῖ καὶ βαπτίζει ἢ Ἰωάννης,

  1. ὩςHōs“When”
    Particle · from ὡς · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ἔγνωegnō“knew”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  6. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  7. ἤκουσανēkousan“heard”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  8. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  10. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  11. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  12. πλείοναςpleionas“more”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine, comparative · from πλείων, πλεῖον · “greater” · Strong's G4119
  13. μαθητὰςmathētas“disciples”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  14. ποιεῖpoiei“makes”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. βαπτίζειbaptizei“baptizes”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
  17. ἢē“than”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  18. Ἰωάννης,Iōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)