{
"verseID": "Luke.3.16",
"source": "Ἀπεκρίνατο ὁ Ἰωάννης, ἅπασιν λέγων, Ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ: αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί:",
"text": "*Apekrinato* the *Ioannes*, to-*hapasin* *legon*, I *men* in-*hydati* *baptizo* you; *erchetai* *de* the *ischyroteros* of-me, of-whom not *eimi* *hikanos* to-*lysai* the *himanta* of-the *hypodematon* of-him: he you *baptisei* in *Pneumati* *Hagio* and *pyri*:",
"grammar": {
"*Apekrinato*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - answered",
"*Ioannes*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John",
"*hapasin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to all",
"*legon*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*men*": "particle - on the one hand/indeed",
"*hydati*": "dative, neuter, singular - with water",
"*baptizo*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I baptize",
"*erchetai*": "present, middle/passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - comes/is coming",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - on the other hand/but",
"*ischyroteros*": "comparative adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - mightier/stronger",
"*eimi*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I am",
"*hikanos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - worthy/sufficient/fit",
"*lysai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to loose/untie",
"*himanta*": "accusative, masculine, singular - strap/thong",
"*hypodematon*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of sandals",
"*baptisei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he will baptize",
"*Pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - with Spirit",
"*Hagio*": "dative, neuter, singular - Holy",
"*pyri*": "dative, neuter, singular - with fire"
},
"variants": {
"*Apekrinato*": "answered/replied/responded",
"*hapasin*": "to all/to everyone",
"*legon*": "saying/speaking/declaring",
"*hydati*": "with water/in water",
"*baptizo*": "I baptize/I immerse/I dip",
"*erchetai*": "comes/is coming/arrives",
"*ischyroteros*": "mightier/stronger/more powerful",
"*hikanos*": "worthy/sufficient/adequate/fit",
"*lysai*": "to loose/to untie/to release",
"*himanta*": "strap/thong/lace",
"*hypodematon*": "of sandals/of shoes/of footwear",
"*baptisei*": "he will baptize/he will immerse",
"*Pneumati*": "with Spirit/in Spirit",
"*Hagio*": "Holy/Set-apart",
"*pyri*": "with fire/in fire"
}
}