Matthew 3:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Young's Literal Translation
And this John had his clothing of camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.

King James Bible
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Greek
John
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

wore
εἶχεν (eichen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

a garment
ἔνδυμα (endyma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1742: A garment, raiment, clothing. From enduo; apparel.

of
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

camel’s
καμήλου (kamēlou)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2574: A camel or dromedary. Of Hebrew origin; a 'camel'.

hair,
τριχῶν (trichōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 2359: Hair (of the head or of animals). Genitive case trichos, etc. of uncertain derivation; hair.

with
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[a] leather
δερματίνην (dermatinēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1193: Made of hide, leathern. From derma; made of hide.

belt
ζώνην (zōnēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2223: Probably akin to the base of zugos; a belt; by implication, a pocket.

around
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong'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.

waist.
ὀσφὺν (osphyn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3751: The loins. Of uncertain affinity; the loin, i.e. The hip; internally procreative power.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong'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.

food
τροφὴ (trophē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5160: Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

locusts
ἀκρίδες (akrides)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 200: A locust. Apparently from the same as akron; a locust.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

wild
ἄγριον (agrion)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 66: Wild, fierce. From agros; wild, literally or figuratively.

honey.
μέλι (meli)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3192: Honey. Apparently a primary word; honey.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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