Mark 1:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
ἐνδύω
having clothed himself in
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ἐνδύω
having clothed himself in
To put on, to clothe oneself. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Wear Him like a garment. Let His character cover every part of your life.
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ἐσθίω
he is eating
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ἐσθίω
To eat, to consume. Man shall not live by bread alone. Physical eating sustains the body. Feeding on God's word sustains the soul.
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ὀσφῦς
waist
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ὀσφῦς
the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power
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Ἰωάννης
John
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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ζώνη
a belt
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ζώνη
a belt; by implication, a pocket
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θρίξ
hair
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θρίξ
of uncertain derivation; hair
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δερμάτινος
of leather
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δερμάτινος
made of hide
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κάμηλος
of a camel
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κάμηλος
a "camel"
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