Matthew 3:4

John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 3:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶχεν τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τριχῶν καμήλου καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ τροφὴ ἦν αὐτοῦ ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον.

  1. ΑὐτὸςAutos“Himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  5. εἶχενeichen“was having”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἔνδυμαenduma“garment”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “clothing” · Strong's G1742
  8. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  10. τριχῶνtrichōn“hair”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from θρίξ · “hair” · Strong's G2359
  11. καμήλουkamēlou“of a camel”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κάμηλος · “camel” · Strong's G2574
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ζώνηνzōnēn“a belt”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ζώνη · “belt/sash/girdle” · Strong's G2223
  14. δερματίνηνdermatinēn“of leather”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from δερμάτινος · “made of leather” · Strong's G1193
  15. περὶperi“around”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  16. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ὀσφὺνosphun“waist”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὀσφῦς · “loins” · Strong's G3751
  18. αὐτοῦ·autou“of him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. δὲde“and”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  21. τροφὴtrophē“[the] food”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from τροφή · “food” · Strong's G5160
  22. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  23. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  24. ἀκρίδεςakrides“locusts”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἀκρίς · “locust” · Strong's G0200
  25. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  26. μέλιmeli“honey”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “honey” · Strong's G3192
  27. ἄγριον.agrion“wild.”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἄγριος · “wild” · Strong's G0066
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)