Matthew 14:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.”
Matthew 14:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 14:320 words
ὉHothe
γὰρgarfor
ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod
κρατήσαςkratēsashold (by, fast), keep
τὸνtonthe
ἸωάννηνIōannēnJohn
ἔδησενedēsenbind, be in bonds, knit
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
φυλακῇphylakēcage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
ἀπέθετοapethetocast off, lay apart (aside, down)
διὰdiathrough / because of
ἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaHerodias
τὴνtēnthe
γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman
ΦιλίππουPhilippouPhilip
τοῦtouthe
ἀδελφοῦadelphoubrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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