Luke 3:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:22 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 3:2227 words
καὶkaiand / also
καταβῆναιkatabēnaicome (get, go, step) down
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
τὸtothe
ἅγιονhagionholy
σωματικῷsōmatikōbodily
εἴδειeideiappearance, fashion, shape
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
περιστερὰνperisterandove, pigeon
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
φωνὴνphōnēnnoise, sound, voice
ἐξexfrom / out of
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
γενέσθαιgenesthaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ΣὺSyyou
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
υἱόςhyiosson
μουmouI
ὁhothe
ἀγαπητόςagapētos(dearly, well) beloved, dear
ἐνenabout, after, against
σοὶsoiyou
εὐδόκησαeudokēsathink good, (be well)
please(-d), be the…
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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