King James Version

Matthew 14:8

And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

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ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andπροβιβασθεῖσαprobibastheisashe, being before instructedπροβιβάζω (probibazō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “she, being before instructed”, a single actionG4264I lead forward, lead on; met: I induce, incite, urge.she, being before instructedὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μητρὸςmētrosmotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “mother”, the of-formG3384a mother.motherαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΔόςdosGiveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.GiveμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meφησίνphēsinto sayφημί (phēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5346I say, declare.ὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.hereἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “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.ἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βαπτιστοῦbaptistouone who baptizesβαπτιστής (baptistēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “one who baptizes”, the of-formG910the baptizer, the Baptist, epithet used only of John, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, forerunner of Jesus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And she having been instigated by her mother — 'Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

Young’s Literal Translation

And she having been instigated by her mother — 'Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

World English Bible

She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

Darby Translation

But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

Douay-Rheims

But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.

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