- *Bēthabara*
- dative feminine singular - Bethabara (place name)
- *egeneto*
- aorist middle indicative 3rd person singular of *ginomai* - happened/took place
- *Iordanou*
- genitive masculine singular - of Jordan
- *ēn*
- imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - was
- *Iōannēs*
- nominative masculine singular - John
- *baptizōn*
- present active participle, nominative masculine singular of *baptizō* - baptizing