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
Original language and places
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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,
- ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato“Answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- λέγωνlegōn“saying”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- πᾶσινpasin“[to] all”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Ἰωάννης·Iōannēs“John:”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- μὲνmen“indeed”Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
- ὕδατιhudati“with water”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
- βαπτίζωbaptizō“baptize”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
- ὑμᾶς·humas“you;”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἔρχεταιerchetai“comes”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ὁho“the [One]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἰσχυρότερόςischuroteros“mightier”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from ἰσχυρός · “strong” · Strong's G2478
- μου,mou“than I,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- οὗhou“of whom”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- εἰμὶeimi“I am”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἱκανὸςhikanos“worthy”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἱκανός · “sufficient” · Strong's G2425
- λῦσαιlusai“to untie”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from λύω · “to loose” · Strong's G3089
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱμάνταhimanta“strap”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἱμάς · “leather strap” · Strong's G2438
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὑποδημάτωνhupodēmatōn“sandals”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὑπόδημα · “sandal” · Strong's G5266
- αὐτοῦ.autou“of Him.”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- αὐτὸςautos“He himself”Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- βαπτίσειbaptisei“will baptize”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
- ἐνen“with”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- πνεύματιpneumati“[the] Spirit”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- ἁγίῳhagiō“Holy”Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- 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)