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AndδὲJohnὁ ἸωάννηςtooκαὶwasἦνimmersingβαπτίζωνatἐνAenonΑἰνὼνnearἐγγὺςSalim,τοῦ Σαλείμbecauseὅτιthere wasἦνmuchπολλὰwaterὕδαταthere,ἐκεῖandκαὶpeople kept comingπαρεγίνοντοandκαὶbeing immersed.ἐβαπτίζοντο
John 3:23
Study it in the app“And John too was immersing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there, and people kept coming and being immersed.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:23, word by word
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- immersingβαπτίζωνbaptizōn
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptizōn” appears- AenonΑἰνὼνAinōn
Aenon
Aenon: a place with plenty of water where John was immersing.
Where else “Ainōn” appears- nearἐγγὺςengys
near
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appears- SalimΣαλείμSaleim
Salim
Salim: a place near Aenon.
Where else “Saleim” appears- muchπολλὰpolla
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “polla” appears- waterὕδαταhydata
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydata” appears- people kept comingπαρεγίνοντοpareginonto
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “pareginonto” appears
The context
22After this Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea, and there he spent time with them and was immersing.
23 · This verse (above)
24For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?