John 1:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.”
John 1:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 1:2316 words
ἔφηephēaffirm, say
ἘγὼEgōI
φωνὴphōnēnoise, sound, voice
βοῶντοςboōntoscry
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary
ΕὐθύνατεEuthynategovernor, make straight
τὴνtēnthe
ὁδὸνhodonjourney, (high-)way
κυρίουkyriouLord
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
εἶπενeipensay
ἨσαΐαςĒsaiasEsaias
ὁhothe
προφήτηςprophētēsprophet
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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