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the one whoὁcomesἐρχόμενοςafterὀπίσωme,μουwhoseοὗ αὐτοῦsandalτοῦ ὑποδήματοςstrapτὸν ἱμάνταI amεἰμὶnotοὐκworthyἄξιοςtoἵναuntie.”λύσω
John 1:27
Study it in the app“the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:27, word by word
- comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenos
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenos” appears- afterὀπίσωopisō
follow after
To walk behind someone, follow them.
Where else “opisō” appears- sandalὑποδήματοςhypodēmatos
sandal
Sandal.
Where else “hypodēmatos” appears- strapἱμάνταhimanta
strap
Strap, thong (of a sandal).
Where else “himanta” appears- I amεἰμὶeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- worthyἄξιοςaxios
worthy
That has earned something good.
Where else “axios” appears- untieλύσωlysō
untie
To undo bonds, or set someone free.
Where else “lysō” appears
The context
26John answered them, saying, “I immerse in water; among you stands one whom you do not know,
27 · This verse (above)
28These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was immersing.
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?