King James Version

Matthew 3:1

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

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ἘνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysἐκείναιςekeinaisthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “that”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.παραγίνεταιparaginetaicameπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.cameἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βαπτιστὴςbaptistēsBaptistβαπτιστήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Baptist”, the subject formG910the baptizer, the Baptist, epithet used only of John, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, forerunner of Jesus.the Baptistκηρύσσωνkērussōnpreachingκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “preaching”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.preachingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίαςioudaiasof JudaeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Judaea”, the of-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.of Judaea

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

World English Bible

In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Darby Translation

Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

Douay-Rheims

And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.

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