Luke 3:16
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἱμάςhimása strap, i.e. (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge)
- ὑπόδημαhypódēmasomething bound under the feet, i.e. a shoe or sandal
- ἰσχυρόςischyrósforcible (literally or figuratively)
- λύωlýōto "loosen" (literally or figuratively)
- ἱκανόςhikanóscompetent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
- ἅπαςhápasabsolutely all or (singular) every one
- ὕδωρhýdōrwater (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
- βαπτίζωbaptízōto immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) o
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 3:11, Act 1:5, Act 11:15–16, Jhn 1:33, Jhn 1:26, Act 19:4–5, Jol 2:28–29, Act 2:3–4