King James Version

Mark 1:6

And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before John here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before honey here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before John here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.ἐνδεδυμένοςendedumenosto put onἐνδύω (enduō)verb, perfect middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to put on”, a completed action with a present resultG1746I put on, clothe (another).This verse uses “put on”.τρίχαςtrichashairθρίξ (thrix)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hair”, the object formG2359hair (of the head or of animals).καμήλουkamēloucamelκάμηλος (kamēlos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “camel”, the of-formG2574a camel or dromedary.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andζώνηνzōnēnbeltζώνη (zōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “belt”, the object formG2223a girdle, belt, waistband; because the purse was kept there, also: a purse.This verse uses “belt”.δερματίνηνdermatinēnmade of leatherδερμάτινος (dermatinos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “made of leather”, the object formG1193made of hide, leathern.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀσφὺνosphunloinsὀσφύς (osphus)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “loins”, the object formG3751the loins.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔσθωνesthōnto eatἔσθω (esthō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).ἀκρίδαςakridaslocustἀκρίς (akris)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “locust”, the object formG200a locust.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μέλιmelihoneyμέλιnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “honey”, the object formG3192honey.honeyἄγριονagrionwildἄγριος (agrios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “wild”, the object formG66wild, fierce.This verse uses “wild”.

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δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

Young’s Literal Translation

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,

World English Bible

John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

Darby Translation

And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.

Douay-Rheims

And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.

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