John 1:31 — King James Version← Study notes
“And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.”
John 1:31 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 1:3116 words
κἀγὼkagō(and, even, even so
οὐκouknot
ᾔδεινēdein
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
φανερωθῇphanerōthēappear, manifestly declare, (make) manifes…
τῷtōthe
ἸσραὴλIsraēlIsrael
διὰdiathrough / because of
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ἦλθονēlthoncome / go
ἐγὼegōI
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὕδατιhydatiwater
βαπτίζωνbaptizōnbaptize
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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