Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”Luke 3:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσωμεν;
- ἦλθονēlthon“Came”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τελῶναιtelōnai“tax collectors”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
- βαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnai“to be baptized”Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εἶπανeipan“they said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτόν·auton“him;”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- διδάσκαλε,didaskale“Teacher,”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκαλος · “teacher” · Strong's G1320
- τίti“what”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ποιήσωμεν;poiēsōmen“shall we do?”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)