Matthew

Matthew 14:3–4

³Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, ⁴because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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Matthew 14:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Herod	Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2264 Herod
had arrested	κρατήσας	kratēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2902 I lay hold of, obtain
John	Ἰωάνην	Iōanēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
bound	ἔδησεν	edēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1210 I bind
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
put	ἀπέθετο	apetheto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G659 I lay off or aside, renounce
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
prison	φυλακῇ	phylakē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
on account of	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
Herodias	Ἡρῳδιάδα	Hērōdiada	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2266 Herodias
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brother	ἀδελφοῦ	adelphou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
Philip’s	Φιλίππου	Philippou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5376 Philip
wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady

Matthew 14:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
had been telling	ἔλεγεν	elegen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
It is not lawful	ἔξεστίν	exestin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
for you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
to have	ἔχειν	echein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2192 I have, hold, possess
her	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Matthew 14:3 Mark 6:17 · Luke 3:19–20 · Matthew 4:12 · Mark 6:19 · Luke 13:1 · Mark 6:22 · Matthew 11:2

Matthew 14:4 Leviticus 20:21 · Leviticus 18:16 · Mark 6:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.