John 3:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἦν δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ: καὶ παρεγίνοντο, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο.

Transliteration

And was de kai Iōannēs baptizōn en Ainōn engys tou Saleim, because hydata polla ēn ekei: and pareginonto, kai ebaptizonto.

Grammar Details

• *Ēn*: imperfect, 3rd singular - was
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *kai*: conjunction - also
• *Iōannēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - John
• *baptizōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - baptizing
• *en*: preposition + dative - in
• *Ainōn*: dative, neuter, singular - Aenon [place name]
• *engys*: adverb - near
• *tou Saleim*: genitive, neuter, singular - of Salim [place name]
• *hoti*: conjunction - because
• *hydata*: nominative, neuter, plural - waters
• *polla*: nominative, neuter, plural - many
• *ēn*: imperfect, 3rd singular - were
• *ekei*: adverb - there
• *pareginonto*: imperfect, middle/passive, 3rd plural - were coming
• *ebaptizonto*: imperfect, passive, 3rd plural - were being baptized

Word Meanings

• *baptizōn*: baptizing/immersing
• *hydata polla*: many waters/abundant water
• *pareginonto*: were coming/arriving/appearing

Referenced Verses

• Gen 33:18 : 18 And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped before the city.
• 1 Sam 9:4 : 4 And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
• Jer 51:13 : 13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
• Ezek 19:10 : 10 Thy mother was like a vine, in thy blood, planted by the waters: it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
• Ezek 43:2 : 2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shined with his glory.
• Matt 3:5-6 : 5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan; 6 and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Mark 1:4-5 : 4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. 5 And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Luke 3:7 : 7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Rev 1:15 : 15 and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters.
• Rev 14:2 : 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard [was] as [the voice] of harpers harping with their harps:
• Rev 19:6 : 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth.