Preaching and Baptism of John the Baptist (Mark 1:4-8)
John the Baptist is described as a prophet who prepares the way for the coming of Jesus Christ. His depiction as ascetic and excentric person is a reminisence of a prophetic archetype of Eliah.
John preaches a baptism of repentance and forgiveness, calling people to confess their sins and turn away from their transgressions in preparation for the appearance of Jesus.
The passage also highlights the spiritual quality that Jesus will bring, indicating that his baptism will be with the Holy Spirit, representing a new era of promised spiritual transformation.
Vocabulary
Word | Meaning |
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γίνομαι | to happen, become |
Ἰωάννης, ου, ὁ | John |
ὁ, ἡ, τό | the |
βαπτίζω | wash, baptize |
ἐν | in (with D) |
ἔρημος, ον | desert |
καί | and |
κηρύσσω | proclaim; announce |
βάπτισμα, τος, τό | dipping; baptism |
μετάνοια, ας, ἡ | repentance |
εἰς | to; in (with A) |
ἄφεσις, εως, ἡ | pardon |
ἁμαρτία, ας, ἡ | sin |
ἐκπορεύομαι | to come, go out |
πρός | towards; near, at, by (with A) |
αὐτός, ή, ὁ | he; self |
πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν | all |
Ἰουδαῖος, ία, ον | Judean |
χώρα, ας, ἡ | land |
Ἱεροσολυμίτης, ου, ὁ | Jerusalemite |
ὑπό | by, from (s G); under (with A) |
Ἰορδάνης, ου, ὁ | the Jordan |
ποταμός, οῦ, ὁ | river |
ἐξομολογέω | to confess |
εἰμί | I am; be |
ἐνδύω | to dress |
θρίξ, τριχός, ἡ | hair |
κάμηλος, ου, ὁ | camel |
ζώνη, ης, ἡ | belt, girdle |
δερμάτινος, η, ον | leather (made of) |
περί | about, concerning; for, because (with G); around; about (with A) |
ὀσφῦς, ύος, ἡ | waist, loins |
ἐσθίω | eat |
ἀκρίς, ίδος, ἡ | locust |
μέλι, ιτος, τό | honey |
ἄγριος, ία, ον | wild |