King James Version

Luke 3:22

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “as” (ὡς) before dove here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as” (ὡσεὶ) before dove here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “saying” (λέγουσαν·) before You yourself here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andκαταβῆναιkatabēnaito descendedκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to descended”, a single actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.descendedτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the object formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.σωματικῷsōmatikōin a bodilyσωματικός (sōmatikos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “in a bodily”, the to- or for-formG4984bodily, corporeal.This verse uses “bodily”.in a bodilyεἴδειeideishapeεἶδος (eidos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “shape”, the to- or for-formG1491visible form, shape, appearance, outward show, kind, species, class.This verse uses “shape”.shapeὡςhōslikeὡςconjunction — “like”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.likeπεριστερὰνperisterana doveπεριστερά (peristera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a dove”, the object formG4058a dove, pigeon.a doveἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (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”.andφωνὴνphōnēna voiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.a voiceἐξexfromἐκ (ek)preposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromοὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenγενέσθαιgenesthaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ΣὺsuThouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “Thou”, the subject formG4771you.Thouεἶeiartεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “art”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.artὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱόςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.SonμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαπητόςagapētosbelovedἀγαπητόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “beloved”, the subject formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inσοὶsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeεὐδόκησαeudokēsaI am well pleasedεὐδοκέω (eudokeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I am well pleased”, a single actionG2106I am well-pleased, think it good, am resolved.I am well pleased

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὡσεὶhōseilikeὡσείparticle — “like”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “like”.λέγουσανlegousanwhich saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “which said”, an ongoing or repeated 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, 'Thou art My Son — the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, 'Thou art My Son — the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'

World English Bible

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

Darby Translation

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

Douay-Rheims

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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