John 3:23

23WasἦνnowδὲalsoκαὶὁJohnἸωάννηςbaptizingβαπτίζωνinἐνAenonΑἰνὼνnearἐγγὺςτοῦSalimΣαλείμ,becauseὅτιwatersὕδαταmanyπολλὰwereἦνthereἐκεῖ,andκαὶthey were comingπαρεγίνοντοandκαὶbeing baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·

Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because the waters were many there, and they were coming and were being baptized.

Vocab difficulty

35.2

Rare words

  • Αἰνὼν

    Αἰνών

    Aenon; Eusebius and Jerome place this site 8 (Roman) miles south of Scythopolis near the Jordan.

  • Σαλείμ

    Σαλείμ