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John 1:32 — King James Version← Study notes

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.


John 1:32Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 1:3217 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἐμαρτύρησενemartyrēsencharge, give (evidence), bear record
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
λέγωνlegōnsay
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΤεθέαμαιTetheamaibehold, look (upon), see
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
καταβαῖνονkatabainoncome (get, go, step) down
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
περιστερὰνperisterandove, pigeon
ἐξexfrom / out of
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
ἔμεινενemeinenabide, continue, dwell
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

καὶkaiand / also
ἐμαρτύρησενemartyrēsencharge, give (evidence), bear record
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
λέγωνlegōnsay
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΤεθέαμαιTetheamaibehold, look (upon), see
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
καταβαῖνονkatabainoncome (get, go, step) down
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
περιστερὰνperisterandove, pigeon
ἐξexfrom / out of
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
ἔμεινενemeinenabide, continue, dwell
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same

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