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John 1:25

In John 1 of John.

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “nor” (οὐδὲ) before Elijah here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “nor” (οὐδὲ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nor” (οὔτε) before Elijah here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nor” (οὔτε) before the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἠρώτησανērōtēsanthey askedἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they asked”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.they askedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΤίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenβαπτίζειςbaptizeisto baptizeβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to baptize”, an ongoing or repeated actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.This verse uses “baptize”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστὸςchristosthat ChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.that Christοὐδὲoudenorοὐδέconjunction — “nor”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “nor”.norἨλίαςēliasEliasἨλίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the subject formG2243Elijah, the prophet.Eliasοὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτηςprophētēsthat prophetπροφήτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that prophet”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.that prophet

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οὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.οὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they questioned him and said to him, 'Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

Young’s Literal Translation

and they questioned him and said to him, 'Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

World English Bible

They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

Darby Translation

And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

Douay-Rheims

And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

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