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
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
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- γενομένηςgenomenēs“when was coming”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ἡμέραςhēmeras“[a] day”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- εὐκαίρουeukairou“opportune”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from εὔκαιρος · “opportune” · Strong's G2121
- ὅτεhote“when”Preposition · “when” · Strong's G3753
- ἩρῴδηςHērōdēs“Herod”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264H
- τοῖςtois“on the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γενεσίοιςgenesiois“birthday”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from γενέσια, γενέθλιος · “birthday” · Strong's G1077
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- δεῖπνονdeipnon“a banquet”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “dinner” · Strong's G1173
- ἐποίησενepoiēsen“made”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- τοῖςtois“for the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μεγιστᾶσινmegistasin“great men”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from μεγιστάν · “great man” · Strong's G3175
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τοῖςtois“for the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χιλιάρχοιςchiliarchois“chief captains”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from χιλίαρχος · “military officer” · Strong's G5506
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τοῖςtois“for the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πρώτοιςprōtois“leading [men]”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413I
- τῆςtēs“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias“of Galilee”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Γαλιλαία · “Galilee” · Strong's G1056G
Places named in this verse
- Galileeregion · Identification: certain · Map of Galilee (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Galilee on OpenBible.info