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And Iκἀγὼdid notοὐκknowᾔδεινhim,αὐτόνbutἀλλ’so thatἵναhe might be revealedφανερωθῇto Israel,τῷ Ἰσραὴλfor this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοIἐγὼcameἦλθονimmersingβαπτίζωνinἐνwater.”ὕδατι
John 1:31
Study it in the app“And I did not know him, but so that he might be revealed to Israel, for this reason I came immersing in water.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:31, word by word
- And Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- knowᾔδεινēidein
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “ēidein” appears- he might be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēi
reveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “phanerōthēi” appears- to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- cameἦλθονēlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- immersingβαπτίζωνbaptizōn
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptizōn” appears- waterὕδατιhydati
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydati” appears
The context
30This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who has come to be ahead of me, because he existed before me.’
31 · This verse (above)
32And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and he remained on him.
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?