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Mark 6:19

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

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ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThereforeδέconjunction — “Therefore”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.ThereforeἩρῳδιὰςhērōdiasHerodiasἩρῳδιάςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Herodias”, the subject 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.Herodiasἐνεῖχενeneichenhad a quarrelἐνέχω (enechō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had a quarrel”, an ongoing action in the pastG1758(a) I have a grudge against, am angry (with), (b) pass. or mid: I am entangled, entangle myself.had a quarrelαὐτῷautōagainst himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “against him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.against himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἤθελενēthelenwouldθέλω (thelō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “would”, an ongoing action in the pastG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.wouldαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaito killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.καὶkaibutκαίconjunction — “but”G2532and, even, also, namely.butοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἠδύνατοēdunatobe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing action in the pastG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

Young’s Literal Translation

and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,

World English Bible

Herodias set herself against him and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,

Darby Translation

But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:

Douay-Rheims

Now Herodias laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death, and could not.

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