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Matthew 3:1 Interlinear

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

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Matthew 3 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ἐν	G1722	in	"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
2	δὲ	G1161	In	but, and, etc
3	ταῖς	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4	ἡμέραις	G2250	days	day, i.e., (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
5	ἐκείναις	G1565	those	that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
6	παραγίνεται	G3854	came	to become near, i.e., approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly
7	Ἰωάννης	G2491	John	joannes (i.e., jochanan), the name of four israelites
8	ὁ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
9	βαπτιστὴς	G910	the Baptist	a baptizer, as an epithet of christ's forerunner
10	κηρύσσων	G2784	preaching	to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel)
11	ἐν	G1722	in	"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
12	τῇ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13	ἐρήμῳ	G2048	the wilderness	lonesome, i.e., (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, g5561 being implied)
14	τῆς	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
15	Ἰουδαίας	G2449	of Judaea	the judaean land (i.e., judaea), a region of palestine

Matthew 3:1 (current)in In days those came John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judaea