In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
IN thoſe daies came * Iohn the Baptiſt, preaching in the wilderneſſe of Iudea,
Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς, κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας
Ἐ Ν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας,
Βαπτιστής , masculine noun, baptistēs — a baptizer (value 1101)
G910,
Βαπτιστής Baptistḗs, bap-tis-tace'; from G907; a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner:—Baptist.a baptiser
one who administers the rite of baptism
the surname of John, the forerunner of Christ
Used in 14 Verses, 3 Books 14  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
ἐκεῖνος , pronoun, ekeinos — that one (or neut. that thing), often intensified by the article preceding (value 360)
G1565,
ἐκεῖνος ekeînos, ek-i'-nos; from G1563; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed:—he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), × their, × them, they, this, those. See also G3778.Used in 244 Verses, 17 Books 251  Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799  Occurrence Count
ἔρημος , adjective, erēmos — solitary, desolate (value 423)
G2048,
ἔρημος érēmos, er'-ay-mos; of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied):—desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited
used of places
a desert, wilderness
deserted places, lonely regions
an uncultivated region fit for pasturage
used of persons
deserted by others
deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred
bereft
of a flock deserted by the shepherd
of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself
Used in 50 Verses, 9 Books 50  Occurrence Count
ἡμέρα , feminine noun, hēmera — day (value 154)
G2250,
ἡμέρα hēméra, hay-mer'-ah; feminine (with G5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι hēmai (to sit; akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; 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 the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):—age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night
in the daytime
metaph., "the day" is regarded as the time for abstaining from indulgence, vice, crime, because acts of the sort are perpetrated at night and in darkness
of the civil day, or the space of twenty four hours (thus including the night)
Eastern usage of this term differs from our western usage. Any part of a day is counted as a whole day, hence the expression "three days and three nights" does not mean literally three whole days, but at least one whole day plus part of two other days.
of the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment, and perfect his kingdom
used of time in general, i.e. the days of his life.
Used in 366 Verses, 23 Books 389  Occurrence Count
Ἰουδαία , proper locative noun, ioudaia — Judaea (value 496)
G2449,
Ἰουδαία Ioudaía, ee-oo-dah'-yah; feminine of G2453 (with G1093 implied); the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine:—Judæa.Judaea = "he shall be praised"
in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea
in a broader sense, referring to all Palestine
Used in 44 Verses, 9 Books 44  Occurrence Count
Ἰωάννης , proper masculine noun, iōannēs — John, the name of several Israelites (value 1119)
G2491,
Ἰωάννης Iōánnēs, ee-o-an'-nace; of Hebrew origin (H3110); Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites:—John.John = "Jehovah is a gracious giver"
John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ. By order of Herod Antipas he was cast into prison and afterwards beheaded.
John the apostle, the writer of the Fourth Gospel, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James the elder. He is that disciple who (without mention by name) is spoken of in the Fourth Gospel as especially dear to Jesus and according to the traditional opinion is the author of the book of Revelation.
John surnamed Mark, the companion of Barnabas and Paul. #Acts 12:12
John a certain man, a member of the Sanhedrin. # Ac 4:6
Used in 130 Verses, 7 Books 133  Occurrence Count
κηρύσσω , verb, kēryssō — to be a herald, proclaim (value 1728)
G2784,
κηρύσσω kērýssō, kay-roos'-so; of uncertain affinity; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel):—preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.to be a herald, to officiate as a herald
to proclaim after the manner of a herald
always with the suggestion of formality, gravity and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed
to publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done
used of the public proclamation of the gospel and matters pertaining to it, made by John the Baptist, by Jesus, by the apostles and other Christian teachers
Used in 60 Verses, 15 Books 61  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
παραγίνομαι , verb, paraginomai — to be beside, to arrive (value 366)
G3854,
παραγίνομαι paragínomai, par-ag-in'-om-ahee; from G3844 and G1096; to become near, i.e. approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly:—come, go, be present.to be present, to come near, approach
to come forth, make one's public appearance
Used in 37 Verses, 7 Books 37  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 3:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8409) |
| Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς, κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας |
| Verse #23194 (Ch. #932) — 15 words, 79 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| In |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| those |
G1565ekeinos |
ἐκεῖνος |
360 |
| days |
G2250hēmera |
ἡμέρα |
154 |
| came |
G3854paraginomai |
παραγίνομαι |
366 |
| John |
G2491iōannēs |
Ἰωάννης |
1119 |
| the Baptist, |
G910baptistēs |
Βαπτιστής |
1101 |
| preaching |
G2784kēryssō |
κηρύσσω |
1728 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| the wilderness |
G2048erēmos |
ἔρημος |
423 |
| of Judaea, |
G2449ioudaia |
Ἰουδαία |
496 |
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