Mark 1:6

6AndκαὶwasἦνὁJohnἸωάννηςclothed inἐνδεδυμένοςhairτρίχαςof a camelκαμήλουandκαὶa beltζώνηνof leatherδερματίνηνaroundπερὶtheτὴνwaistὀσφὺνof himαὐτοῦ,andκαὶhe is eatingἔσθωνlocustsἀκρίδαςandκαὶhoneyμέλιwildἄγριον.

And John was clothed in camel’s hair, and a belt of leather [was] around his waist, and he is eating locusts and wild honey.

Vocab difficulty

90.5

Rare words

  • δερματίνην

    δερμάτινος

    made of hide, leathern.

  • ὀσφὺν

    ὀσφύς

    the loins

  • ἔσθων

    ἔσθω

  • ἀκρίδας

    ἀκρίς

    a locust.

  • μέλι

    μέλι

    honey.

  • ἄγριον

    ἄγριος

    wild, fierce.