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Luke 20:4

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The definite article
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The definite article
Ἰωάννου ἐξ οὐρανοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός

Meaning:

* The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens

278 occurrences in the New Testament.

Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9
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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἐξ ἀνθρώπων;
ESV
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?“
NIV
John's baptism–was it from heaven, or from men?“
NLT
“Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”
KJV
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

Luke 20:3 ← Luke 20:4 → Luke 20:5

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