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.
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ASV
And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
KJV
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| εὐθὺς | euthus | immediately | G2112 → |
| ἀποστείλας | aposteilas | having sent | G649 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| βασιλεὺς | basileus | king | G935 → |
| σπεκουλάτορα | spekoulatora | an executioner | G4688 → |
| ἐπέταξεν | epetaxen | he commanded | G2004 → |
| ἐνέγκαι | enegkai | to be brought | G5342 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| κεφαλὴν | kephalēn | head | G2776 → |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of him. | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἀπελθὼν | apelthōn | having gone | G565 → |
| ἀπεκεφάλισεν | apekephalisen | he beheaded | G607 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῇ | tēa | the | G3588 → |
| φυλακῇ | phulakēa | prison | G5438 → |
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