King James Version

Mark 6:14

And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they were saying” (ἔλεγον) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he has been raised” (ἐγήγερται) before out from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he was saying” (ἔλεγεν) before that here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἤκουσενēkousenheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεὺςbasileuskingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ἩρῴδηςhērōdēsHerodἩρῴδηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Herod”, the subject formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.φανερὸνphaneronspread abroadφανερός (phaneros)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “spread abroad”, the subject formG5318apparent, clear, visible, manifest; adv: clearly.spread abroadγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔλεγονelegonto speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βαπτίζωνbaptizōnto baptizeβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to baptize”, an ongoing or repeated actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.This verse uses “baptize”.ἐγήγερταιegēgertaito ariseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arise”, a completed action with a present resultG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.νεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐνεργοῦσινenergousinbe activeἐνεργέω (energeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “be active”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1754I work, am operative, am at work, am made to work, accomplish; mid: I work, display activity.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δυνάμειςdunameispowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said — 'John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And king Herod heard thereof ; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said — 'John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

World English Bible

King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, “John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”

Darby Translation

And Herod the king heard [of him] (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among [the] dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

Douay-Rheims

And king Herod heard, (for his name was made manifest,) and he said: John the Baptist is risen again from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

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