Matthew 3:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

to. unto. Greek. pros. App-104.

Jerusalem... Judeea. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for their inhabitants.

all. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), for the greater part.

all the region. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Whole), for the greater part of the country.

Matthew 3:5

5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,