John the Baptist
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John the Baptist
Where it comes from
From Middle English Johan þe Babtis, calqued from Latin Iōannēs Baptista.
proper noun
- A prophet of the New Testament who baptized Jesus and was subsequently executed by Herod Antipas. In those daies came Iohn the Baptist, preaching in the wildernesse of Iudea, And saying, Repent yee: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.
noun
- A harbinger or prophetic figure, often one initially ignored or rejected by others. […] and praise such as Glenn Frank’s: “Keyserling may turn out to be a John the Baptist of a new Western civilization.”
Translations
Every language
name biblical prophet
| Español | Juan Bautista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세례자 요한 seryeja yohan |
| 日本語 | 洗礼者ヨハネ senreisha Yohane |
| 中文 | 施洗約翰 /施洗约翰 shīxǐ Yuēhàn, 施洗者約翰 /施洗者约翰 shīxǐzhě Yuēhàn |
| हिन्दी | यूहन्ना बपतिस्मा देनेवाला yūhannā baptismā denevālā |
| Kiswahili | Yohane Mbatizaji |
| Português | João Batista |
| Français | Jean le Baptiste, Jean-Baptiste |
| Deutsch | Johannes der Täufer |
| Italiano | Giovanni Battista |
| Ελληνικά | Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής Ioánnis o Vaptistís, Ιωάννης ο Πρόδρομος Ioánnis o Pródromos |
| Română | Ioan Botezătorul |
| Русский | Иоанн Креститель Ioann Krestitelʹ, Иоа́нн Предте́ча Ioánn Predtéča |
| Tiếng Việt | Gioan Baotixita, Gioan Tẩy Giả |
| العربية | يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَان yūḥannā l-maʕmadān, يَحْيَى yaḥyā |
| עברית | יוחנן המטביל |
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title = {John the Baptist},
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