Mark 1:6

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{ "verseID": "Mark.1.6", "source": "Ἦν δὲ Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐσθίων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἄγριον·", "text": "And *ēn* *Iōannēs endedymenos trichas kamēlou*, and *zōnēn dermatinēn peri* the *osphyn* of him; and *esthiōn akridas* and *meli agrion*;", "grammar": { "*ēn*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*endedymenos*": "perfect, middle/passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been clothed/dressed", "*trichas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hairs", "*kamēlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of camel", "*zōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - belt/girdle", "*dermatinēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - leather/made of skin", "*peri*": "preposition + accusative - around", "*osphyn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - waist/loin", "*esthiōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - eating", "*akridas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - locusts", "*meli*": "accusative, neuter, singular - honey", "*agrion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - wild" }, "variants": { "*endedymenos*": "having been clothed/dressed/wearing", "*zōnēn*": "belt/girdle/waistband", "*dermatinēn*": "leather/made of skin/hide", "*osphyn*": "waist/loin/hip", "*akridas*": "locusts/grasshoppers" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦν δὲ Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐσθίων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἄγριον·

Transliteration

And ēn Iōannēs endedymenos trichas kamēlou, and zōnēn dermatinēn peri the osphyn of him; and esthiōn akridas and meli agrion;

Grammar Details

• *ēn*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd singular - was
• *Iōannēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - John
• *endedymenos*: perfect, middle/passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been clothed/dressed
• *trichas*: accusative, feminine, plural - hairs
• *kamēlou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of camel
• *zōnēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - belt/girdle
• *dermatinēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - leather/made of skin
• *peri*: preposition + accusative - around
• *osphyn*: accusative, feminine, singular - waist/loin
• *esthiōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - eating
• *akridas*: accusative, feminine, plural - locusts
• *meli*: accusative, neuter, singular - honey
• *agrion*: accusative, neuter, singular - wild

Word Meanings

• *endedymenos*: having been clothed/dressed/wearing
• *zōnēn*: belt/girdle/waistband
• *dermatinēn*: leather/made of skin/hide
• *osphyn*: waist/loin/hip
• *akridas*: locusts/grasshoppers

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  John was dressed in camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leather belt around his waist; and he ate locusts and wild honey.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Iohn was clothed with cammylles heer and with a gerdyll of a skyn a bout hys loynes. And he dyd eate locustes and wylde hony

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ihon was clothed with Camels heer, and with a lethron gerdell aboute his loynes, and ate locustes and wylde hony,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iohn was clothed with Camelles heere, and with a girdle of a skynne about his loynes: and he did eate locustes and wylde hony.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 { "verseID": "2 Kings.1.8", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְאֵז֥וֹר ע֖וֹר אָז֣וּר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֵלִיָּ֥ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י הֽוּא׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmərû* *ʾēlāyw* *ʾîsh* *baʿal* *sēʿār* *wə-ʾēzôr* *ʿôr* *ʾāzûr* *bə-motnāyw* *wə-yōʾmar* *ʾĒliyyāh* *ha-Tishbî* *hûʾ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾîsh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - a man of", "*baʿal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - possessor of", "*sēʿār*": "noun, masculine singular - hair", "*wə-ʾēzôr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and a belt of", "*ʿôr*": "noun, masculine singular - leather", "*ʾāzûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - girded", "*bə-motnāyw*": "preposition + noun, dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - around his waist", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾĒliyyāh*": "proper noun - Elijah", "*ha-Tishbî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective - the Tishbite", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular independent pronoun - he" }, "variants": { "*baʿal sēʿār*": "hairy man/possessor of hair/having much hair", "*ʾēzôr ʿôr*": "leather belt/girdle of skin", "*motnāyw*": "waist/loins" } }
• Lev 11:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Leviticus.11.22", "source": "אֶת־אֵ֤לֶּה מֵהֶם֙ תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ אֶת־הֽ͏ָאַרְבֶּ֣ה לְמִינ֔וֹ וְאֶת־הַסָּלְעָ֖ם לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וְאֶת־הַחַרְגֹּ֣ל לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וְאֶת־הֶחָגָ֖ב לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃", "text": "*ʾēt-ʾēlleh* from them *tōʾḵēlû* *ʾēt-hāʾarbeh* to its *mîn*, *wəʾēt-hassāləʿām* to its *mîn*, *wəʾēt-haḥargōl* to its *mîn*, and *ʾēt-heḥāgāb* to its *mîn*.", "grammar": { "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, 'these'", "*mēhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix, 'from/of them'", "*tōʾḵēlû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural, 'you shall eat'", "*hāʾarbeh*": "definite article + masculine noun, 'the locust'", "*ləmînô*": "preposition + masculine noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix, 'according to its kind'", "*wə*": "conjunction, 'and'", "*hassāləʿām*": "definite article + masculine noun, 'the bald locust/cricket'", "*ləmînēhû*": "preposition + masculine noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix, 'according to its kind'", "*haḥargōl*": "definite article + masculine noun, 'the cricket/beetle'", "*heḥāgāb*": "definite article + masculine noun, 'the grasshopper'" }, "variants": { "*ʾarbeh*": "locust, type of flying insect", "*sāləʿām*": "bald locust, potentially a type of cricket", "*ḥargōl*": "cricket, beetle, type of edible insect", "*ḥāgāb*": "grasshopper, locust, type of edible insect", "*mîn*": "kind, species, category" } }
• Zech 13:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Zechariah.13.4", "source": "וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יֵבֹ֧שׁוּ הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ מֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹ בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹ וְלֹ֧א יִלְבְּשׁ֛וּ אַדֶּ֥רֶת שֵׂעָ֖ר לְמַ֥עַן כַּחֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "And *hāyâ* in *yôm* the *hû'*, *yēḇōšû* the *nəḇî'îm* *'îš* from *ḥezyōnô* when *bəhinnāḇə'ōṯô*; and not *yilbəšû* *'addereṯ* *śē'ār* for the purpose of *kaḥēš*.", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it will happen/and it will come to pass", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - day", "*hû'*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine, singular - that", "*yēḇōšû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed", "*nəḇî'îm*": "noun, masculine, plural with definite article - the prophets", "*'îš*": "noun, masculine, singular - each man/each one", "*ḥezyōnô*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his vision", "*bəhinnāḇə'ōṯô*": "verb, niphal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he prophesies", "*yilbəšû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will wear/put on", "*'addereṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - mantle/coat of", "*śē'ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - hair/hairy garment", "*kaḥēš*": "verb, piel infinitive construct - to deceive/to lie" }, "variants": { "*yēḇōšû*": "they will be ashamed/they will be disappointed/they will be put to shame", "*ḥezyōnô*": "his vision/his prophetic vision/what he sees", "*'addereṯ*": "mantle/coat/glory/splendor", "*śē'ār*": "hair/hairy garment/rough garment", "*kaḥēš*": "to deceive/to lie/to deny" } }
• Matt 3:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Matthew.3.4", "source": "Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶχεν τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τριχῶν καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ τροφὴ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον.", "text": "*Autos* *de* the *Iōannēs* *eichen* the *endyma* of him from *trichōn* of *kamēlou*, and *zōnēn* *dermatinēn* around the *osphyn* of him; the *de* *trophē* of him *ēn* *akrides* and *meli* *agrion*.", "grammar": { "*Autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - himself", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*eichen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was having/had", "*endyma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - garment/clothing", "*trichōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of hairs", "*kamēlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of camel", "*zōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - belt/girdle", "*dermatinēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - leather/of skin", "*osphyn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - waist/loins", "*trophē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - food/nourishment", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*akrides*": "nominative, feminine, plural - locusts", "*meli*": "nominative, neuter, singular - honey", "*agrion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - wild" }, "variants": { "*endyma*": "garment/clothing/cloak", "*zōnēn*": "belt/girdle/sash", "*dermatinēn*": "leather/of skin/made of hide", "*osphyn*": "waist/loins/hip", "*trophē*": "food/nourishment/sustenance", "*agrion*": "wild/of the wilderness/untamed" } }