Luke 3:16
16Answeredἀπεκρίνατοsayingλέγων[to] allπᾶσινὁJohnἸωάννης·IἘγὼindeedμὲνwith waterὕδατιbaptizeβαπτίζωyouὑμᾶς·comesἔρχεταιhoweverδὲthe [One]ὁmightierἰσχυρότερόςthan Iμου,of whomοὗnotοὐκI amεἰμὶworthyἱκανὸςto untieλῦσαιtheτὸνstrapἱμάνταof theτῶνsandalsὑποδημάτωνof Himαὐτοῦ·Heαὐτὸςyouὑμᾶςwill baptizeβαπτίσειwithἐν[the] SpiritπνεύματιHolyἁγίῳandκαὶwith fireπυρί·
John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you⁺ in water, but the One mightier than I comes, of whom I am not sufficient to loose the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you⁺ in the Holy Spirit and fire,
Vocab difficulty
55.5
Rare words
ἱμάντα
ἱμάς
a thong, strap, (a) for binding a man who is to be flogged, (b) for fastening a sandal or shoe.