God & Savior

Luke 3:4

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
Luke 3:4
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Original language (Greek)

ὡς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ λόγων Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.

  1. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  2. γέγραπταιgegraptai“it has been written”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  3. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. βίβλῳbiblō“[the] book”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from βίβλος · “book” · Strong's G0976
  5. λόγωνlogōn“of [the] words”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  6. ἨσαΐουĒsaiou“of Isaiah”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἡσαΐας · “Isaiah” · Strong's G2268
  7. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. προφήτουprophētou“prophet”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
  9. φωνὴphōnē“[The] voice”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456G
  10. βοῶντοςboōntos“of one crying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from βοάω · “to cry out” · Strong's G0994
  11. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  12. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἐρήμῳerēmō“wilderness”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
  14. ἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasate“do prepare”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἑτοιμάζω · “to make ready” · Strong's G2090
  15. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ὁδὸνhodon“way”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
  17. κυρίου,kuriou“of [the] Lord,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  18. εὐθείαςeutheias“straight”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, feminine · from εὐθύς · “straight/upright” · Strong's G2117
  19. ποιεῖτεpoieite“do make”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  20. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. τρίβουςtribous“paths”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from τρίβος · “path” · Strong's G5147
  22. αὐτοῦ.autou“of Him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)