Mark 6:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.”
Mark 6:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Mark 6:1724 words
ΑὐτὸςAutoshe / she / it / same
γὰρgarfor
ὁhothe
ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod
ἀποστείλαςaposteilassend away
ἐκράτησενekratēsenhold (by, fast), keep
τὸνtonthe
ἸωάννηνIōannēnJohn
καὶkaiand / also
ἔδησενedēsenbind, be in bonds, knit
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
φυλακῇphylakēcage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
διὰdiathrough / because of
ἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaHerodias
τὴνtēnthe
γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman
ΦιλίππουPhilippouPhilip
τοῦtouthe
ἀδελφοῦadelphoubrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ὅτιhotithat / because
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
ἐγάμησενegamēsenmarry (a wife)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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