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Mark 6:18

For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

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ἔλεγενelegenhad saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had 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.had saidγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἡρῴδῃhērōdēunto HerodἩρῴδης (hērōdēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto Herod”, the to- or for-formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.unto Herodὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔξεστίνexestinlawfulἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lawful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “lawful”.lawfulσοιsoifor theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “for thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.for theeἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.to haveτὴνtēntheὁ (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”.wifeτοῦtoutheὁ (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.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

Young’s Literal Translation

for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'

World English Bible

For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

Darby Translation

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

Douay-Rheims

For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

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