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Mark 6:27

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
Mark 6:27
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ εὐθὺς ἀποστείλας ὁ βασιλεὺς σπεκουλάτορα ἐπέταξεν ἐνέγκαι τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπεκεφάλισεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. εὐθὺςeuthus“immediately”
    Adverb · from εὐθέως · “immediately” · Strong's G2112
  3. ἀποστείλαςaposteilas“having sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  4. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. βασιλεὺςbasileus“king”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from βασιλεύς · “king” · Strong's G0935
  6. σπεκουλάτοραspekoulatora“an executioner”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σπεκουλάτωρ · “executioner” · Strong's G4688
  7. ἐπέταξενepetaxen“he commanded”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιτάσσω · “to command” · Strong's G2004
  8. ἐνέγκαιenegkai“to be brought”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from φέρω · “to bear/lead” · Strong's G5342
  9. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. κεφαλὴνkephalēn“head”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κεφαλή · “head” · Strong's G2776
  11. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ἀπελθὼνapelthōn“having gone”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπέρχομαι · “to go away” · Strong's G0565
  14. ἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisen“he beheaded”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκεφαλίζω · “to behead” · Strong's G0607
  15. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  17. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. φυλακῇphulakēa“prison”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φυλακή · “prison/watch” · Strong's G5438G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)