Luke 3:2

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Luke 3:2
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Original language (Greek)

ἐπὶ ἀρχιερέως Ἅννα καὶ Καϊάφα, ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν Ζαχαρίου υἱὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.

  1. ἐπὶepi“during”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  2. ἀρχιερέωςarchiereōs“[the] high priesthood”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  3. ἍνναHanna“of Annas”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἄννας · “Annas” · Strong's G0452
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. Καϊάφα,Kaiapha“Caiaphas,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Καϊάφας · “Caiaphas” · Strong's G2533G
  6. ἐγένετοegeneto“came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  7. ῥῆμαrhēma“[the] declaration”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “declaration” · Strong's G4487
  8. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  9. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  10. ἸωάννηνIōannēn“John”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  11. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ΖαχαρίουZachariou“of Zechariah”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ζαχαρίας · “Zechariah” · Strong's G2197H
  13. υἱὸνhuion“son”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  14. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  15. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἐρήμῳ.erēmō“wilderness.”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)