Mark 1:7

Mightier than I [η ο ι σ χ υ ρ ο τ ε ρ ο σ μ ο υ]. In each of the Synoptics. Gould calls it a skeptical depreciation of himself by John. But it was sincere on John's part and he gives a reason for it. The Latchet [τ ο ν η ι μ α ν τ α]. The thong of the sandal which held it together. When the guest comes into the house, performed by a slave before one enters the bath. Mark alone gives this touch.