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Mark 6:25

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰσελθοῦσαeiselthousashe came inεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “she came in”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.she came inεὐθὺςeuthusimmediatelyεὐθύςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “immediately”, the subject formG2117adj: (a) straight of direction, as opposed to crooked, (b) upright; adv: immediately.This verse uses “immediately”.Strong’s files this form under G2112 (εὐθέως).straightwayμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withσπουδῆςspoudēshasteσπουδή (spoudē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “haste”, the of-formG4710(a) speed, haste, (b) diligence, earnestness, enthusiasm.This verse uses “haste”.hasteπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέαbasileakingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “king”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.the kingᾐτήσατοētēsatoand askedαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “and asked”, a single actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.and askedλέγουσαlegousasayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΘέλωthelōI willθέλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.I willἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐξαυτῆςexautēsἐξαυτῆςadverbG1824immediately, instantly, at once.δῷςdōsthou giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.thou giveμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἐξαυτῆςexautēsby and byἐξαυτῆςadverb — “by and by”G1824immediately, instantly, at once.by and byἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inπίνακιpinakia chargerπίναξ (pinax)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “a charger”, the to- or for-formG4094a plate, platter, disc, dish.a chargerτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὴνkephalēnheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.the headἸωάννουiōannouof JohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.of Johnτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βαπτιστοῦbaptistouBaptistβαπτιστής (baptistēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Baptist”, the of-formG910the baptizer, the Baptist, epithet used only of John, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, forerunner of Jesus.the Baptist

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

World English Bible

She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”

Darby Translation

And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

Douay-Rheims

And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

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