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John 13:5

Then (after that) he poured (scooped, splashed) water into a washbasin and [he] began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them with the linen towel that he had tied around himself (literally: with which he was girded).
[After a day on dusty roads, it was necessary to wash one's feet, and often the host of the house had a slave who performed this task. However, the roads in Jerusalem were paved with stone and comparatively clean. The plural form of clothing in verse 4 shows that Jesus probably took off all his outer garments and was wearing only a tunic, i.e., the clothes worn by a slave.]
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εἶτα   βάλλει   ὕδωρ   εἰς   τὸν   νιπτῆρα   καὶ   ἤρξατο   νίπτειν   τοὺς   πόδας   τῶν   μαθητῶν   καὶ   ἐκμάσσειν   τῷ   λεντίῳ   ᾧ   ἦν   διεζωσμένος.¶  

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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1534
 εἶτα (eita)
 After that,
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G0906
 βάλλει (ballei)
 He pours
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G5204
 ὕδωρ (ydor)
 water
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 into
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὸν (ton)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
T-ASM
G3537
 νιπτῆρα (niptera)
 basin,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G0757
 ἤρξατο (erxato)
 He began
VERB Verb
aorist deponent ind. aorist middle-deponent indicative
sing. third person singular
V-ADI-3S
G3538
 νίπτειν (niptein)
 to wash
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G4228
 πόδας (podas)
 feet
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
N-APM
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G3101
 μαθητῶν (matheton)
 disciples,
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
N-GPM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1591
 ἐκμάσσειν (ekmassein)
 to wipe [them]
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN
G3588
 τῷ (to)
 with the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
T-DSN
G3012
 λεντίῳ (lentio)
 towel
Noun Noun
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
N-DSN
G3739
 ᾧ (o)
 with which
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
R-DSN
G1510
 ἦν (en)
 He was
VERB Verb
imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IAI-3S
G1241
 διεζωσμένος.¶ (diezosmenos.)
 having girded himself.
VERB Verb
perf. middle part. perfect middle Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-RMP-NSM

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