Mark
Mark 1:3
3“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for Him.’”d
Footnotes
- d 1:3 Isaiah 40:3|ISA 40:3(see also LXX)
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A voice | Φωνὴ | Phōnē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| of one calling | βοῶντος | boōntos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G994 I shout, call aloud |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| wilderness | ἐρήμῳ | erēmō | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G2048 deserted, desolate, a desert |
| Prepare | Ἑτοιμάσατε | Hetoimasate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2090 I make ready, prepare |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| way | ὁδὸν | hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| for | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| make | ποιεῖτε | poieite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| straight | εὐθείας | eutheias | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2117 straight, immediately |
| paths | τρίβους | tribous | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5147 a worn path, beaten way |
| for Him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 40:3–5 · Matthew 3:3 · Luke 3:4–6 · John 3:28–36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.