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And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Matthew 3:6 word 1
ἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontowere being baptized
Lemma: βαπτίζω (baptizō) · Strong's: G0907
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IPI-3P)
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);…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 80 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 20:22, Matthew 20:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0907; TFLSJ G0907; TAGNT Matthew 3:6 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,…
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 Matthew 3:6 word 3
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
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 Matthew 3:6 word 4
ἸορδάνῃIordanēJordan
Lemma: Ἰορδάνης (Iordanēs) · Strong's: G2446
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Location (N-DSM-L)
Meaning: Jordan — Ἰορδάνης, -ου, ὁ (Heb. יַרְדֵּן), ; the Jordan: Mat.3:5, Mrk.1:5, al ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 4:15, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 19:1, Mark 1:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2446; TFLSJ G2446; TAGNT Matthew 3:6 word 5
ποταμῷpotamōRiver
Lemma: ποταμός (potamos) · Strong's: G4215
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: river — ποταμός, -οῦ, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for נָהָר, יְאֹר ; ] ; a river, stream, torrent: Mat.3:5 7:25, 27, Mrk.1:1-45 :, Luk.6:48-49, Act.16:13, 2Co.11:26, Rev.8:10 9:14 12:15-16 16:4, 12 21:1-2. Fig., pl., π. ὕδατος ζῶντος,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 17 times. Also: Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Mark 1:5, Luke 6:48, Luke 6:49, John 7:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4215; TFLSJ G4215; TAGNT Matthew 3:6 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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT Matthew 3:6 word 7
αὐτοῦautouhim
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 Matthew 3:6 word 8
ἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiconfessing
Lemma: ἐξομολογέομαι (exomologeomai) · Strong's: G1843
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PMP-NPM)
Meaning: to agree — ἐξ-ομολογέω, -ῶ and depon. mid., -έομαι, -οῦμαι ; [as always in LXX chiefly for יָדָה hi. ; ] ; 1. act. = cl. ὁμολογέω, to profess or agree to do (Field, Notes, 75): Luk.22:6. ; 2. Mid., to acknowledge, confess (MM,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 10 times. Also: Matthew 11:25, Mark 1:5, Luke 10:21, Luke 22:6, Acts 19:18, Romans 14:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1843; TFLSJ G1843; TAGNT Matthew 3:6 word 9
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 Matthew 3:6 word 10
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassins
Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: sin — ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ; ] ; prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 174 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:31, Matthew 26:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0266; TFLSJ G0266; TAGNT Matthew 3:6 word 11
αὐτῶν.¶autōnof them.
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
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 Matthew 3:6 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Confessing | → | ἐξομολογέομαι G1843 to agree |
| their | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| sins | → | ἁμαρτία G0266 sin |
| they were baptized | → | βαπτίζω G0907 to baptize |
| by | → | ὑπό G5259G by/under: by |
| him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Jordan | → | Ἰορδάνης G2446 Jordan |
| River | → | ποταμός G4215 river |
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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