John

John 3:23

²³Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
was	Ἦν	Ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
baptizing	βαπτίζων	baptizōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
at	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Aenon	Αἰνὼν	Ainōn	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G137 Aenon
near	ἐγγὺς	engys	Preposition	G1451 near
Salim	Σαλείμ	Saleim	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4530 Salim, a place in Palestine
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
water	ὕδατα	hydata	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5204 water
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
plentiful	πολλὰ	polla	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4183 much, many, often
there	ἐκεῖ	ekei	Adverb	G1563 there, yonder, thither
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
kept coming	παρεγίνοντο	pareginonto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G3854 I appear, come, arrive at
to be baptized	ἐβαπτίζοντο	ebaptizonto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize

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