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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.

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ASV

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

KJV

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
γενομένηςgenomenēswhen was comingG1096 →
ἡμέραςhēmeras[a] dayG2250 →
εὐκαίρουeukairouopportuneG2121 →
ὅτεhotewhenG3753 →
ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerodG2264 →
τοῖςtoison theG3588 →
γενεσίοιςgenesioisbirthdayG1077 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →
δεῖπνονdeipnona banquetG1173 →
ἐποίησενepoiēsenmadeG4160 →
τοῖςtoisfor theG3588 →
μεγιστᾶσινmegistasingreat menG3175 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τοῖςtoisfor theG3588 →
χιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoischief captainsG5506 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τοῖςtoisfor theG3588 →
πρώτοιςprōtoisleading [men]G4413 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasof GalileeG1056 →

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Esther 1:3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.Esther 2:18Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.Genesis 40:20On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.Proverbs 31:4–5It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,Luke 3:1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,Psalms 37:12–13The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,Acts 12:2–4He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.Genesis 27:41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.Esther 1:3–7In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.2 Samuel 13:23–29Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.Hosea 7:5The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.1 Peter 4:3For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.Esther 3:7In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.Daniel 5:1–4Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.1 Kings 3:15Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.1 Corinthians 16:12Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.

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