Mark 6:21

On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
Mark 6:21
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Καὶ γενομένης ἡμέρας εὐκαίρου ὅτε Ἡρῴδης τοῖς γενεσίοις αὐτοῦ δεῖπνον ἐποίησεν τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς χιλιάρχοις καὶ τοῖς πρώτοις τῆς Γαλιλαίας

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. γενομένηςgenomenēs“when was coming”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  3. ἡμέραςhēmeras“[a] day”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  4. εὐκαίρουeukairou“opportune”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from εὔκαιρος · “opportune” · Strong's G2121
  5. ὅτεhote“when”
    Preposition · “when” · Strong's G3753
  6. ἩρῴδηςHērōdēs“Herod”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264H
  7. τοῖςtois“on the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. γενεσίοιςgenesiois“birthday”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from γενέσια, γενέθλιος · “birthday” · Strong's G1077
  9. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. δεῖπνονdeipnon“a banquet”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “dinner” · Strong's G1173
  11. ἐποίησενepoiēsen“made”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  12. τοῖςtois“for the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. μεγιστᾶσινmegistasin“great men”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from μεγιστάν · “great man” · Strong's G3175
  14. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. τοῖςtois“for the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. χιλιάρχοιςchiliarchois“chief captains”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from χιλίαρχος · “military officer” · Strong's G5506
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. τοῖςtois“for the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. πρώτοιςprōtois“leading [men]”
    Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413I
  21. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias“of Galilee”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Γαλιλαία · “Galilee” · Strong's G1056G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)