Luke 3:16

John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Luke 3:16
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Original language (Greek)

ἀπεκρίνατο λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάννης· ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ. αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί,

  1. ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. λέγωνlegōn“saying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. πᾶσινpasin“[to] all”
    Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. Ἰωάννης·Iōannēs“John:”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  6. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  7. μὲνmen“indeed”
    Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  8. ὕδατιhudati“with water”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  9. βαπτίζωbaptizō“baptize”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
  10. ὑμᾶς·humas“you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ἔρχεταιerchetai“comes”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  12. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  13. ὁho“the [One]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἰσχυρότερόςischuroteros“mightier”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from ἰσχυρός · “strong” · Strong's G2478
  15. μου,mou“than I,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  16. οὗhou“of whom”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  17. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  18. εἰμὶeimi“I am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  19. ἱκανὸςhikanos“worthy”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἱκανός · “sufficient” · Strong's G2425
  20. λῦσαιlusai“to untie”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from λύω · “to loose” · Strong's G3089
  21. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. ἱμάνταhimanta“strap”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἱμάς · “leather strap” · Strong's G2438
  23. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. ὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōn“sandals”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὑπόδημα · “sandal” · Strong's G5266
  25. αὐτοῦ.autou“of Him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  26. αὐτὸςautos“He himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  27. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  28. βαπτίσειbaptisei“will baptize”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
  29. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  30. πνεύματιpneumati“[the] Spirit”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  31. ἁγίῳhagiō“Holy”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  32. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  33. πυρί,puri“with fire,”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πῦρ · “fire” · Strong's G4442
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)