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Mark 6:17-29

17ForthesameG846HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264hadsentG649andseizedG2902JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,andhadboundG1210himinprisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266,thewifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135ofPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376hisbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80,becausehehadmarriedG1060her.

18ForJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491saidἔλεγενelegenG3004toHerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264,ItisnotlawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832fortheetohavethewifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135ofthybrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80.

19ButHerodiasἩρῳδιὰςHērōdiasG2266keptit[inhermind]againsthim,andwishedἤθελενēthelenG2309tokillἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615him,andcouldnot:

20forHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264fearedG5399JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491knowingthathewasajustG1342andholyἅγιονhagionG40manἄνδραandraG435,andkepthimsafe;andhavingheardG191him,didmanyG4183thingsG4183,andheardG191himgladlyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234.

21AndaholidaybeingcomeG1096,whenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,onhisbirthdayγενεσίοιςgenesioisG1077,madeG4160asupperG1173tohisgrandees,andtothechiliarchs,andthechief [men]ofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056;

22andthedaughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364ofthesameG846HerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266havingcomeG1525in,anddancedG3738,pleasedG700HerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264andthosethatwerewith[him]attable;andthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004tothedamsel,AskαἴτησόνaitēsonG154ofmewhatsoever thou wiltandIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325itthee.

23AndhesworeG3660toher, Whatsoever thou shaltaskαἰτήσῃςaitēsēsG154meIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325thee,tohalfἡμίσουςhēmisousG2255ofmykingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932.

24AndshewentG1831out,andsaidG3004tohermotherμητρὶmētriG3384,WhatshouldIaskαἰτήσωμαι;aitēsōmaiG154?AndshesaidG3004,TheheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491thebaptist.

25AndimmediatelygoingG1525inwithhastetothekingβασιλέαbasileaG935,sheaskedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,IdesireθέλωthelōG2309thatthougiveδῷςdōsG1325medirectlyuponadishtheheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491thebaptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910.

26AndthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935, [while]madeverysorry,onaccountδιὰdiaG1223oftheoathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727andthoselyingattablewith[him]wouldnotbreakhiswordwithher.

27AndimmediatelythekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935, havingsentG649oneG3588oftheguard,orderedhisheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776tobebroughtG5342.AndhewentG565outandbeheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607himintheprisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,

28andbroughtG5342hisheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776uponadish,andgaveG1325ittothedamsel,andthedamselgaveG1325ittohermotherμητρὶmētriG3384.

29AndhisdisciplesG3101havingheardG191[it],cameG2064andtookG142uphisbodyπτῶμαptōmaG4430,andlaidG5087itinatombμνημείῳ.¶mnēmeiōG3419.

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