Greek Interlinear
Luke 3:16 Interlinear
“answered John unto them all saying I indeed with water baptize you cometh but one mightier than I of whose not I am worthy to unloose the latchet shoes he he you baptize with Ghost the Holy and with fire”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀπεκρίνατο | G611 | answered | to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected) |
| 2 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 3 | Ἰωάννης | G2491 | John | joannes (i.e., jochanan), the name of four israelites |
| 4 | ἅπασιν | G537 | unto them all | absolutely all or (singular) every one |
| 5 | λέγων, | G3004 | saying | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 6 | Ἐγὼ | G1473 | I | i, me |
| 7 | μὲν | G3303 | indeed | properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.) |
| 8 | ὕδατι | G5204 | with water | water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively |
| 9 | βαπτίσει | G907 | baptize | to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the new testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordi |
| 10 | ὑμᾶς | G5209 | you | you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) |
| 11 | ἔρχεται | G2064 | cometh | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 12 | δὲ | G1161 | but | but, and, etc |
| 13 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | ἰσχυρότερός | G2478 | one mightier than | forcible (literally or figuratively) |
| 15 | μου | G3450 | I | of me |
| 16 | οὗ | G3739 | of whose | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that |
| 17 | οὐκ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 18 | εἰμὶ | G1510 | I am | i exist (used only when emphatic) |
| 19 | ἱκανὸς | G2425 | worthy | competent (as if coming in season), i.e., ample (in amount) or fit (in character) |
| 20 | λῦσαι | G3089 | to unloose | to "loosen" (literally or figuratively) |
| 21 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 22 | ἱμάντα | G2438 | the latchet | a strap, i.e., (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge) |
| 23 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 24 | ὑποδημάτων | G5266 | shoes | something bound under the feet, i.e., a shoe or sandal |
| 25 | αὐτὸς | G846 | he | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 26 | αὐτὸς | G846 | he | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 27 | ὑμᾶς | G5209 | you | you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) |
| 28 | βαπτίσει | G907 | baptize | to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the new testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordi |
| 29 | ἐν | G1722 | with | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 30 | πνεύματι | G4151 | Ghost | a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin |
| 31 | ἁγίῳ | G40 | the Holy | sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) |
| 32 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 33 | πυρί· | G4442 | with fire | "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning) |
Verse Context
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