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Matthew 14:3

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “put [him] aside” (ἀπέθετο) before on account here.

Ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.ForἩρῴδηςhērōdēsHerodἩρῴδηςnoun, 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.Herodκρατήσαςkratēsashad laid holdκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had laid hold”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.had laid holdτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰωάννηνiōannēnon JohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “on John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.on Johnἔδησενedēsenand boundδέω (deō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and bound”, a single actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.and boundαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνenhim inἐνpreposition — “him in”G1722in, on, among.him inφυλακῇphulakēprisonφυλακήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “prison”, the to- or for-formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.This verse uses “prison”.prisonἀπέθετοapethetoto put asideἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to put aside”, a single actionG659I lay off or aside, renounce, stow away, put.διὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “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.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

Young’s Literal Translation

For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

World English Bible

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

Darby Translation

For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

Douay-Rheims

For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother’s wife.

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