King James Version

Mark 6:17

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῇ) before prison here.

Αὐτὸςautoshimselfαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himselfγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.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.ἀποστείλαςaposteilashad sent forthἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had sent forth”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.had sent forthἐκράτησενekratēsenand laid holdκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and laid hold”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.and laid holdτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰωάννηνiōannēnupon JohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “upon John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.upon Johnκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔδησενedēsenboundδέω (deō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bound”, a single actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.boundαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inφυλακῇphulakēprisonφυλακήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “prison”, the to- or for-formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.This verse uses “prison”.prisonδιὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forἩρῳδιάδαhērōdiadaHerodias'Ἡρῳδιάς (hērōdias)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Herodias'”, the object formG2266Herodias (died after A.D. 40), daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod I, wife, first, of her uncle Herod, second, of his half-brother, her uncle Herod Antipas.Herodias'τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γυναῖκαgunaikawifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeΦιλίππουphilippouPhilipΦίλιππος (philippos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Philip”, the of-formG5376Philip, (a) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, (b) tetrarch of the Ituraean and Trachonitic region, half-brother of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, (c) one of the seven original deacons at Jerusalem and a missionary.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοῦadelphoubrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “brother”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.αὐτοῦautouherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.αὐτὴνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐγάμησενegamēsento marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.

Young’s Literal Translation

For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,

World English Bible

For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.

Darby Translation

For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

Douay-Rheims

For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

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