Mark Chapter 1 verse 5 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) There went out unto him. . . .--See Note on Matthew 3:5. Note St. Mark's use of the term "in the river of Jordan," as writing for those who were not familiar with the topography of Palestine.Parallel Commentaries ...Greek[People] went outἐξεπορεύετο (exeporeueto)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1607: From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project.toπρὸς (pros)PrepositionStrong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.himαὐτὸν (auton)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.from allπάντες (pantes)Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.of JerusalemἹεροσολυμῖται (Hierosolymitai)Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 2415: An inhabitant of Jerusalem. From Hierosoluma; a Hierosolymite, i.e. Inhabitant of Hierosolyma.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. theἡ (hē)Article - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.countrysideχώρα (chōra)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 5561: Feminine of a derivative of the base of chasma through the idea of empty expanse; room, i.e. A space of territory.of Judea.Ἰουδαία (Ioudaia)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 2449: Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine.Confessingἐξομολογούμενοι (exomologoumenoi)Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 1843: From ek and homologeo; to acknowledge or agree fully.theirαὐτῶν (autōn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.sins,ἁμαρτίας (hamartias)Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralStrong's 266: From hamartano; a sin.they were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο (ebaptizonto)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize. byὑπ’ (hyp’)PrepositionStrong's 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).himαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.inἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.theτῷ (tō)Article - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.JordanἸορδάνῃ (Iordanē)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 2446: Of Hebrew origin; the Jordanes, a river of Palestine.River.ποταμῷ (potamō)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 4215: A river, torrent, stream. Probably from a derivative of the alternate of pino; a current, brook or freshet, i.e. Running water.Jump to PreviousBaptised Baptism Baptized Classes Confessing Confession Country Countryside District Forth Inhabitants Jerusalem Jordan Judaea Judea Judean Making Open Ranks River Sinners Sins Whole