For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”Mark 6:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἔλεγεν γὰρ ὁ Ἰωάννης τῷ Ἡρῴδῃ ὅτι οὐκ ἔξεστίν σοι ἔχειν τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου.
- ἔλεγενelegen“Were saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἩρῴδῃHērōdē“to Herod”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264H
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- οὐκouk“Not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἔξεστίνexestin“it is lawful”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
- σοιsoi“for you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἔχεινechein“to have”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γυναῖκαgunaika“wife”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀδελφοῦadelphou“brother”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
- σου.sou“of you.”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)