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Matthew 3:17

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καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
οὐρανῶνplugin-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
λέγουσα, οὗτόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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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.
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The definite article
υἱός μου plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἀγαπητός, ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
εὐδόκησα.
ESV
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
NIV
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
NLT
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
KJV
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matthew 3:16 ← Matthew 3:17 → Matthew 4:1

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