Matthew 14
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Matthew 14:3-11

3ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had laid hold onκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902Johnτὸν Ἰωάννηνton IōannēnG3588G2491,and boundἔδησενedēsenG1210himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532putG5087himinἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438forδιὰdiaG1223Herodias’ sakeἩρῳδιάδαHērōdiadaG2266,hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846brotherτὴν ἀδελφοῦtēn adelphouG3588G80Philip’sΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376wifeγυναῖκα τοῦgunaika touG3588G1135.
4ForγὰρgarG1063Johnὁ Ἰωάννηςho IōannēsG3588G2491saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,It isG1832notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832for theeσοιsoiG4771to haveἔχεινecheinG2192herαὐτήν.autēnG846.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG2309heαὐτὸνautonG846would haveG2309put him to deathἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615,he fearedἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399the multitudeτὸν ὄχλονton ochlonG3588G3793,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they countedεἶχον.¶eichonG2192himαὐτὸνautonG846asὡςhōsG5613a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.
6But whenδὲdeG1161Herod’sτοῦ Ἡρῴδουtou HērōdouG3588G2264birthdayΓενεσίοιςGenesioisG1077was keptG71,the daughterἡ θυγάτηρhē thugatērG3588G2364of Herodiasτῆς Ἡρῳδιάδοςtēs HērōdiadosG3588G2266dancedὠρχήσατοōrchēsatoG3738beforeἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588themμέσῳmesōG3319,andκαὶkaiG2532pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700Herodτῷ Ἡρῴδῃ·tō HērōdēG3588G2264.
7WhereuponὅθενhothenG3606he promisedὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326an oathὅρκουhorkouG3727to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846whatsoeverὃhoG3739sheἐὰνeanG1437would askαἰτήσηται.aitēsētaiG154.
8AndδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588she, being before instructedπροβιβασθεῖσαprobibastheisaG4264ofὑπὸhupoG5259herαὐτῆς·autēsG846motherτῆς μητρὸςtēs mētrosG3588G3384,saidφησὶνphēsinG5346,GiveδόςdosG1325meG1473hereὧδεhōdeG5602JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491Baptist’sτὴν βαπτιστοῦ.tēn baptistouG3588G910headκεφαλὴν τοῦkephalēn touG3588G2776inἐπὶepiG1909a chargerπίνακιpinakiG4094.
9AndκαὶkaiG2532the kingὁ βασιλεὺςho basileusG3588G935was sorryλυπηθεὶςlupētheisG3076:neverthelessG1161forδιὰdiaG1223the oath’s sakeτοὺς ὅρκουςtous horkousG3588G3727,andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588them which sat with him at meatσυνανακειμένουςsunanakeimenousG4873,he commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753itto be givenδοθῆναι.dothēnaiG1325her.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992,and beheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607Johnτὸν Ἰωάννηνton IōannēnG3588G2491inἐνenG1722the prisonτῇ φυλακῇ.tēa phulakēaG3588G5438.
11AndκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846headκεφαλὴkephalēG3588G2776was broughtἠνέχθηēnechthēG5342inἐπὶepiG1909a chargerπίνακιpinakiG4094,andκαὶkaiG2532givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to the damselκορασίῳ,korasiōG3588G2877:andκαὶkaiG2532she broughtἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342ittoG3588G3384herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846motherμητρὶmētriG3588G3384.
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