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And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
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αὐτὸς autos same αὐτὸς autos same αὐτός personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “same”, the subject form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. This verse uses “same”. the same δὲ de and δὲ de and δέ conjunction — “and” G1161 a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. This verse uses “and”. and ὁ ho the ὁ ho the ὁ article, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. Ἰωάννης iōannēs John Ἰωάννης iōannēs John Ἰωάννης noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject form G2491 John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark. εἶχεν eichen to have εἶχεν eichen to have ἔχω (echō) Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms. verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing action in the past G2192 I have, hold, possess. This verse uses “have”. τὸ to the τὸ to the ὁ (ho) article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object form G3588 the, the definite article. ἔνδυμα enduma clothing ἔνδυμα enduma clothing ἔνδυμα noun, accusative, singular, neuter — “clothing”, the object form G1742 a garment, raiment, clothing. αὐτοῦ autou his αὐτοῦ autou his αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. his ἀπὸ apo away from ἀπὸ apo away from ἀπό preposition — “away from” G575 from, away from. This verse uses “from”. τριχῶν trichōn hair τριχῶν trichōn hair θρίξ (thrix) noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “hair”, the of-form G2359 hair (of the head or of animals). καμήλου kamēlou camel καμήλου kamēlou camel κάμηλος (kamēlos) noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “camel”, the of-form G2574 a camel or dromedary. καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and ζώνην zōnēn belt ζώνην zōnēn belt ζώνη (zōnē) noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “belt”, the object form G2223 a girdle, belt, waistband; because the purse was kept there, also: a purse. This verse uses “belt”. δερματίνην dermatinēn made of leather δερματίνην dermatinēn made of leather δερμάτινος (dermatinos) adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “made of leather”, the object form G1193 made of hide, leathern. περὶ peri about περὶ peri about περί preposition — “about” G4012 (a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around. This verse uses “about”. τὴν tēn the τὴν tēn the ὁ (ho) article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object form G3588 the, the definite article. ὀσφὺν osphun loins ὀσφὺν osphun loins ὀσφύς (osphus) noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “loins”, the object form G3751 the loins. αὐτοῦ, autou he αὐτοῦ autou he αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. ἡ hē the ἡ hē the ὁ (ho) article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. δὲ de but δὲ de but δέ conjunction — “but” G1161 a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. This verse uses “but”. τροφὴ trophē food τροφὴ trophē food τροφή noun, nominative, singular, feminine — “food”, the subject form G5160 food, nourishment, maintenance. This verse uses “food”. ἦν ēn to be ἦν ēn to be εἰμί (eimi) verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the past G1510 I am, exist. αὐτοῦ autou he αὐτοῦ autou he αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. ἀκρίδες akrides locust ἀκρίδες akrides locust ἀκρίς (akris) noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “locust”, the subject form G200 a locust. καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. μέλι meli honey μέλι meli honey μέλι noun, nominative, singular, neuter — “honey”, the subject form G3192 honey. honey ἄγριον. agrion wild ἄγριον agrion wild ἄγριος (agrios) adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “wild”, the subject form G66 wild, fierce. This verse uses “wild”. Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
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American Standard Version (1901) Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Young’s Literal Translation And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
World English Bible Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Darby Translation And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.
Douay-Rheims And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
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