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Mark 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.


Mark 1:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 1:413 words
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
hothe
βαπτίζωνbaptizōnbaptize
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇthe
ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary
κηρύσσωνkēryssōnpreacher(-er), proclaim, publish
βάπτισμαbaptismabaptism
μετανοίαςmetanoiasrepentance
εἰςeisinto / to
ἄφεσινaphesindeliverance, forgiveness, liberty
ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnoffence, sin(-ful)
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
hothe
βαπτίζωνbaptizōnbaptize
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇthe
ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary
κηρύσσωνkēryssōnpreacher(-er), proclaim, publish
βάπτισμαbaptismabaptism
μετανοίαςmetanoiasrepentance
εἰςeisinto / to
ἄφεσινaphesindeliverance, forgiveness, liberty
ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnoffence, sin(-ful)

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