Mark 1:7

7Andκαὶhe was preachingἐκήρυσσενsayingλέγων·He comesἜρχεταιwhoὁ[is] mightierἰσχυρότερόςthan Iμουafterὀπίσωmeμου,of whomοὗnotοὐκI amεἰμὶsufficientἱκανὸςhaving stooped downκύψαςto untieλῦσαιtheτὸνstrapἱμάνταof theτῶνsandalsὑποδημάτωνof Himαὐτοῦ·

And he was proclaiming, saying, “The One mighter than I comes after me, of whom I am not sufficient, having stooped down, to loose the strap of His sandals.

Vocab difficulty

76.9

Rare words

  • κύψας

    κύπτω

    I bend, stoop down, bow the head.

  • ἱμάντα

    ἱμάς

    a thong, strap, (a) for binding a man who is to be flogged, (b) for fastening a sandal or shoe.