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Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἜλεγενElegenHe was saying
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
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 3:7 word 1
οὖνountherefore
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
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Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 2
τοῖςtoisto the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Masculine (T-DPM)
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 3:7 word 3
ἐκπορευομένοιςekporeuomenoiscoming out
Lemma: ἐκπορεύω (ekporeuō) · Strong's: G1607
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Dative · Plural · Masculine (V-PNP-DPM)
Meaning: to depart — ἐκ-πορεύω ; [in LXX chiefly for יָצָא ; ] ; to make to go out; pass. and mid., to go forth: Luk.3:7, Act.25:4; of demons leaving one possessed, Mat.17:21 (WH om.), Act.19:12; of excrement, Mk 719; before ἀπό, Mat.20:29,…
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Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 3:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 15:11, Matthew 15:18, Matthew 17:21, Matthew 20:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1607; TFLSJ G1607; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 4
ὄχλοιςochloiscrowds
Lemma: ὄχλος (ochlos) · Strong's: G3793
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)
Meaning: crowd — ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX for הָמוֹן (chiefly in Da TH), קָהָל ,חַיִל, etc. ; ] ; 1. a moving crowd or multitude of persons, a throng: Mat.9:23, Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:1, Jhn.5:13, al.; pl., Mat.5:1, Mrk.10:1, Luk.3:7, and…
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Used 175 times. Also: Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:1, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:1, Matthew 9:8, Matthew 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3793; TFLSJ G3793; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 5
βαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaito be baptized
Lemma: βαπτίζω (baptizō) · Strong's: G0907
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Infinitive (V-APN)
Meaning: to baptize — βαπτίζω ; (βάπτω), [in LXX: 4Ki.5:14 (טבל), Isa.21:4, Jdth.12:7, Sir.31 (34)30 * ; ] ; to dip, immerse, sink; 1. generally (in Polyb., iii, 72, of soldiers wading breast-deep; in i, 51, of the sinking of ships);…
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Used 80 times. Also: Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 20:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0907; TFLSJ G0907; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 6
ὑπ᾽hup᾽by
Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259G
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: by/under: by — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…
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Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 7
αὐτοῦ·autouhim;
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),…
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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 3:7 word 8
γεννήματαgennēmataOffspring
Lemma: γέννημα (gennēma) · Strong's: G1081G
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Neuter (N-VPN)
Meaning: offspring — γέννημα, -τος, τό ; (γεννάω), [in LXX chiefly for תְּבוּאָה ; ] ; offspring of men or animals: ἐχιδνῶν, Mat.3:7 12:34 23:33, Luk.3:7 (and elsewhere in Rec. for γένημα, which see).†; (AS)
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Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 23:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1081G; TFLSJ G1081G; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 9
ἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnof vipers,
Lemma: ἔχιδνα (echidna) · Strong's: G2191
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: snake — ἔχιδνα, -ης, ἡ ; [in OT (Aq.), Isa.59:5 * ; ] ; a viper: Act.28:3; metaphorically, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, Mat.3:7 12:34 23:33, Luk.3:7.†; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 23:33, Acts 28:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2191; TFLSJ G2191; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 10
τίςtiswho
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (I-NSM)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 11
ὑπέδειξενhupedeixenforewarned
Lemma: ὑποδείκνυμι (hupodeiknumi) · Strong's: G5263
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to show — ὑπο-δείκνυμι ; [in LXX for נָגַד hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to show secretly. ; 2. to show by tracing out; hence, generally, to teach, make known: with dative of person(s), Luk.6:47 12:5, Act.9:16; id. with inf., Mat.3:7,…
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Used 6 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Luke 6:47, Luke 12:5, Acts 9:16, Acts 20:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5263; TFLSJ G5263; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 12
ὑμῖνhuminyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 13
φυγεῖνphugeinto flee
Lemma: φεύγω (pheugō) · Strong's: G5343
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)
Meaning: to flee — φεύγω ; [in LXX chiefly for נוּס, also for בָּרַח, etc. ; ] ; to flee from or away, take flight: absol., Mat.8:33 26:56, Mrk.5:14 14:50, Luk.8:34, Jhn.10:12, Act.7:29; before εἰς, Mat.2:13 10:23 24:16 (WH, txt.),…
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Used 30 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 8:33, Matthew 10:23, Matthew 23:33, Matthew 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5343; TFLSJ G5343; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 14
ἀπὸapofrom
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 15
τῆςtēsthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
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 3:7 word 16
μελλούσηςmellousēssoon coming
Lemma: μέλλω (mellō) · Strong's: G3195
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (V-PAP-GSF)
Meaning: to ensue — μέλλω, ; [in LXX: Job.3:8 (עָתִיד) 19:25 (אַחֲרוֹן); elsewhere for fut., and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac ; ] ; to be about to be or do; 1. with inf. (Bl., §62, 4; 68, 2; M, Pr., 114); (a) of intending or being about to…
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Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3195; TFLSJ G3195; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 17
ὀργῆς;orgēswrath?
Lemma: ὀργή (orgē) · Strong's: G3709
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: wrath — ὀργή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for אַף, also for חָרוֹן, חֵמָה, קָצַף, etc. ; ] ; 1 1, impulse, propensity, disposition. ; 2. anger, wrath; (a) of men: Mrk.3:5, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, 1Ti.2:8, Jas.1:19-20; (b) of God; α…
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Used 36 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Mark 3:5, Luke 21:23, John 3:36, Romans 1:18, Romans 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3709; TFLSJ G3709; TAGNT Luke 3:7 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| [John] said | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| to the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| crowds | → | ὄχλος G3793 crowd |
| coming out | → | ἐκπορεύω G1607 to depart |
| to be baptized | → | βαπτίζω G0907 to baptize |
| by | → | ὑπό G5259G by/under: by |
| him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| You brood | → | γέννημα G1081G offspring |
| of vipers | → | ἔχιδνα G2191 snake |
| who | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| warned | → | ὑποδείκνυμι G5263 to show |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| to flee | → | φεύγω G5343 to flee |
| from | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| coming | → | μέλλω G3195 to ensue |
| wrath | → | ὀργή G3709 wrath |
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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