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Matthew 3:17

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidouloἰδούparticle — “lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.loφωνὴphōnēa voiceφωνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a voice”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.a voiceἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenλέγουσαlegousasayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “saying”, 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.sayingΟὗτόςhoutosThisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “This”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, 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.inᾧhōwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomεὐδόκησαeudokēsaI 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

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

World English Bible

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Darby Translation

and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.

Douay-Rheims

And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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