23 ἦν Was δὲ but καὶ also ὁ the Ἰωάνης John βαπτίζων baptizing ἐν in Αἰνὼν Aenon ἐγγὺς near τοῦ the Σαλείμ, Salim, ὅτι because ὕδατα waters πολλὰ many ἦν was ἐκεῖ, there, καὶ and παρεγίνοντο they were coming to be alongside καὶ and ἐβαπτίζοντο· they were being baptized;