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As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 1
γέγραπταιgegraptaiit has been written
Lemma: γράφω (graphō) · Strong's: G1125
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-RPI-3S)
Meaning: to write — γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. ; 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in…
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Used 207 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1125; TFLSJ G1125; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 2
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 3
βίβλῳbiblō[the] book
Lemma: βίβλος (biblos) · Strong's: G0976
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: book — βίβλος, -ου, ἡ (variant form of βύβλος, the Egyptian papyrus, paper made from its fibrous coat), ; [in LXX for סֶפֶר, the form βύβ- being sometimes used ; ] ; a book, a roll, used much less frequently than βιβλίον, and…
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Used 10 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Mark 12:26, Luke 20:42, Acts 1:20, Acts 7:42, Acts 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0976; TFLSJ G0976; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 4
λόγωνlogōnof [the] words
Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)
Meaning: word — λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ; ] ; I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. ; 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a…
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Used 332 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3056; TFLSJ G3056; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 5
ἨσαΐουĒsaiouof Isaiah
Lemma: Ἡσαΐας (Hēsaias) · Strong's: G2268
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Isaiah — Ἠσαίας (Rec. Ἠσαΐας), -ου, ο (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה), ; Isaiah, the prophet: Mat.3:3 4:14 8:17 12:17 13:14, 35 15:7, Mrk.7:6, Luk.3:4 4:17, Jhn.1:23 12:38-39, 41, Act.8:28 28:25, Rom.9:27, 29 10:16, 20 15:12; ἀνεγίνωςκεν τ.…
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Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 12:17, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2268; TFLSJ G2268; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 6
τοῦtouthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 7
προφήτουprophētouprophet
Lemma: προφήτης (prophētēs) · Strong's: G4396
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: prophet — προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [πρόφημι, to speak forth), ; [in LXX chiefly for נָבִיא ; ] ; one who acts as an interpreter or forth-teller of the Divine will (see Lft., Notes, 83f.; Tr., Syn., §vi), a prophet; 1. in cl. (Æsch.,…
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Used 149 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4396; TFLSJ G4396; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 8
λέγοντος·legontossaying:
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-GSM)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
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Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 9
φωνὴphōnē[The] voice
Lemma: φωνή (phōnē) · Strong's: G5456G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: voice/sound: voice — φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for קוֹל ; ] ; a voice; (a) prop., of persons, Mat.2:18 (LXX), al.; φ. αἴρειν (ἐπαίρειν), Luk.17:13, Act.2:14, al.; φ. μεγάλῃ εἰπεῖν (λέγειν, φωνεῖν, etc.), Luk.8:28,…
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Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 27:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5456G; TFLSJ G5456G; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 10
βοῶντοςboōntosof one crying
Lemma: βοάω (boaō) · Strong's: G0994
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-GSM)
Meaning: to cry out — βοάω, -ῶ ; (βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ; ] ; 1. absol., to cry, call out: Mat.3:3, 27:46, Mrk.1:3 15:34, Luk.3:4 9:38 18:38, Jhn.1:23, Act.8:7 17:6 25:24, Gal.4:27. ; 2. C. dative, to call on for help (Heb.…
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Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Mark 15:34, Luke 9:38, Luke 18:7, Luke 18:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0994; TFLSJ G0994; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 11
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 12
τῇtēathe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 13
ἐρήμῳerēmōwilderness
Lemma: ἔρημος (erēmos) · Strong's: G2048
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Feminine (A-DSF)
Meaning: deserted — ἔρημος; (in older Gk. ἔρῆμος), -ον [in LXX chiefly for מִדְבָּר ; ] ; solitary, lonely, desolate, deserted: ; (a) of persons, γυνή, Gal.4:27 (LXX); (b) of places, Mat.14:13, 15 23:38 (WH, om.), Mrk.1:36 6:32, Luk.4:42…
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Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 11:7, Matthew 14:13, Matthew 14:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2048; TFLSJ G2048; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 14
ἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasatedo prepare
Lemma: ἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō) · Strong's: G2090
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-AAM-2P)
Meaning: to make ready — ἑτοιμάζω; (ἕτοιμος), [in LXX chiefly for כּוּן hi. (Hatch, Essays, 51 a.) ; ] ; to prepare, make ready; (a) absol., of hospitable preparation: Mrk.14:15, Luk.9:52 12:47 22:9, 12; with inf., Mat.26:17; ἵνα, Mrk.14:12;…
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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 22:4, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 26:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2090; TFLSJ G2090; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 15
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 16
ὁδὸνhodonway
Lemma: ὁδός (hodos) · Strong's: G3598
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: road — ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for דֶּרֶךְ ; ] ; 1. a way, path, road: Mat.2:12, Mrk.10:46, Luk.3:5 al.; κατὰ τὴν ὁ., Luk.10:4, al.; παρὰ τὴν ὁ., Mat.13:4, al.; with genitive of person(s), (subj.), τὴν ὁ.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 102 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:15, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3598; TFLSJ G3598; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 17
κυρίου,kuriouof [the] Lord,
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 18
εὐθείαςeutheiasstraight
Lemma: εὐθύς (euthus) · Strong's: G2117
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (A-APF)
Meaning: Straight — εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ ; [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁר ; ] ; 1. straight, direct: τρίβοι, Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4" (LXX) ; εἰς εὐθειας, (sc. ὁδούς), Luk.3:5; εὐ. ὐδός, figuratively, Act.13:10, 2Pe.2:15; as (Proper name) of a…
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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:5, Acts 8:21, Acts 9:11, Acts 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2117; TFLSJ G2117; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 19
ποιεῖτεpoieitedo make
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 20
τὰςtasthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 21
τρίβουςtribouspaths
Lemma: τρίβος (tribos) · Strong's: G5147
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: path — τρίβος, -ου, -ἡ; (τρίβω), [in LXX for מְסִלָּה, נָתִיב, etc. ; ] ; a beaten track, a path: Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4" (LXX) .†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5147; TFLSJ G5147; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 22
αὐτοῦ.autouof Him.
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 3:4 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| it is written | → | γράφω G1125 to write |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] book | → | βίβλος G0976 book |
| of [the] words | → | λόγος G3056 word |
| of Isaiah | → | Ἡσαΐας G2268 Isaiah |
| [the] prophet | → | προφήτης G4396 prophet |
| [A] voice | → | φωνή G5456G voice/sound: voice |
| of one calling | → | βοάω G0994 to cry out |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| wilderness | → | ἔρημος G2048 deserted |
| Prepare | → | ἑτοιμάζω G2090 to make ready |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| way | → | ὁδός G3598 road |
| for [the] Lord | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
| make | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
| straight | → | εὐθύς G2117 Straight |
| paths | → | τρίβος G5147 path |
| for Him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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