Matthew 3:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,”
Matthew 3:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 3:115 words
ἘνEnabout, after, against
δὲdeand / but
ταῖςtaisthe
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἐκείναιςekeinaisthat one
παραγίνεταιparaginetaicome, go, be present
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
ὁhothe
βαπτιστὴςbaptistēsBaptist
κηρύσσωνkēryssōnpreacher(-er), proclaim, publish
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary
τῆςtēsthe
ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasJudæa
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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