Luke 3:12

Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
Luke 3:12
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Original language (Greek)

ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσωμεν;

  1. ἦλθονēlthon“Came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. τελῶναιtelōnai“tax collectors”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
  5. βαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnai“to be baptized”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. εἶπανeipan“they said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  9. αὐτόν·auton“him;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. διδάσκαλε,didaskale“Teacher,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκαλος · “teacher” · Strong's G1320
  11. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  12. 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)