Matthew 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:”
Matthew 3:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 3:1624 words
βαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisbaptize
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
εὐθὺςeuthysanon, by and by, forthwith
ἀνέβηanebēarise, ascend (up), climb (go
ἀπὸapofrom
τοῦtouthe
ὕδατοςhydatoswater
καὶkaiand / also
ἰδοὺidoubehold
ἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanopen
οἱhoithe
οὐρανοίouranoiair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
εἶδενeidenbehold, perceive, see
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
θεοῦtheouGod
καταβαῖνονkatabainoncome (get, go, step) down
ὡσεὶhōseiabout, as (it had been, it were)
περιστερὰνperisterandove, pigeon
ἐρχόμενονerchomenoncome / go
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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