Mark 6:18

For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
Mark 6:18
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Original language (Greek)

ἔλεγεν γὰρ ὁ Ἰωάννης τῷ Ἡρῴδῃ ὅτι οὐκ ἔξεστίν σοι ἔχειν τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου.

  1. ἔλεγενelegen“Were saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  5. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἩρῴδῃHērōdē“to Herod”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264H
  7. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  8. οὐκouk“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  9. ἔξεστίνexestin“it is lawful”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
  10. σοιsoi“for you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ἔχεινechein“to have”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  12. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. γυναῖκαgunaika“wife”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  14. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ἀδελφοῦadelphou“brother”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  16. 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)