Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 3:1 - Wilderness
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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In | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
those | G1565 | ἐκεῖνος |
that one (or [neuter] thing); often intensified by the article prefixed |
days | G2250 | ἡμέρα |
[Noun Feminine] akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame that is gentle; day that is (literally) the time space between dawn and dark or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) |
came | G3854 | παραγίνομαι |
[Verb] to become near that is approach (have arrived); by implication to appear publicly |
John | G2491 | Ἰωάννης |
[Noun Masculine] Joannes (that is Jochanan) the name of four Israelites |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
Baptist | G910 | Βαπτιστής |
[Noun Masculine] a baptizer as an epithet of Christ´ s forerunner |
preaching | G2784 | κηρύσσω |
[Verb] to herald (as a public crier) especially divine truth (the gospel) |
in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
wilderness | G2048 | ἔρημος |
lonesome that is (by implication) waste (usually as a noun G5561 being implied) |
of Judaea |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.