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Mark 6:17

For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
Mark 6:17
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Original language (Greek)

αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Ἡρῴδης ἀποστείλας ἐκράτησεν τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν φυλακῇ διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ ὅτι αὐτὴν ἐγάμησεν·

  1. αὐτὸςautos“Himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἩρῴδηςHērōdēs“Herod”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264H
  5. ἀποστείλαςaposteilas“having sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  6. ἐκράτησενekratēsen“he seized”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κρατέω · “to grasp/seize” · Strong's G2902
  7. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἸωάννηνIōannēn“John”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ἔδησενedēsen“bound”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δέω · “to bind” · Strong's G1210
  11. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. φυλακῇphulakēa“prison”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φυλακή · “prison/watch” · Strong's G5438G
  14. διὰdia“on account of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  15. ἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiada“Herodias”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Ἡρωδιάς · “Herodias” · Strong's G2266G
  16. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. γυναῖκαgunaika“wife”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  18. ΦιλίππουPhilippou“of Philip”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Φίλιππος · “Philip” · Strong's G5376H
  19. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἀδελφοῦadelphou“brother”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  21. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  22. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  23. αὐτὴνautēn“her”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  24. ἐγάμησεν·egamēsen“he had married;”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γαμέω · “to marry” · Strong's G1060
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)