Matthew
Matthew 14:6–8
6On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod 7so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
Word by word
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Matthew 14:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Herod’s | Ἡρῴδου | Hērōdou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2264 Herod |
| birthday | Γενεσίοις | Genesiois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G1077 a birthday celebration |
| however | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| daughter | θυγάτηρ | thygatēr | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2364 a daughter |
| of Herodias | Ἡρῳδιάδος | Hērōdiados | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2266 Herodias |
| danced | ὠρχήσατο | ōrchēsato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G3738 I dance |
| before them | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| pleased | ἤρεσεν | ēresen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G700 I please, serve |
| Herod | Ἡρῴδῃ | Hērōdē | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2264 Herod |
Matthew 14:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so much that | ὅθεν | hothen | Conjunction | G3606 whence, wherefore |
| he promised | ὡμολόγησεν | hōmologēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3670 I confess, profess, acknowledge, praise |
| with | μεθ’ | meth’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| an oath | ὅρκου | horkou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3727 an oath |
| to give | δοῦναι | dounai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1325 I offer, give |
| to her | αὐτῇ | autē | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| whatever | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| she asked | αἰτήσηται | aitēsētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
Matthew 14:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prompted | προβιβασθεῖσα | probibastheisa | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4264 I urge forward |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| mother | μητρὸς | mētros | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3384 a mother |
| she said | φησίν | phēsin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5346 I say |
| Give | Δός | Dos | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| here | Ὧδε | Hōde | Adverb | G5602 here |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| a platter | πίνακι | pinaki | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G4094 a plate, platter |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| head | κεφαλὴν | kephalēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2776 the head |
| of John | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Baptist | Βαπτιστοῦ | Baptistou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G910 the baptizer, the Baptist |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 14:6 Mark 6:21–23 · Hosea 1:5–6 · Genesis 40:20 · Mark 6:17 · Esther 1:2–12 · Matthew 22:24
Matthew 14:7 Esther 5:6 · Esther 5:3 · Esther 7:2
Matthew 14:8 Mark 6:24 · Proverbs 29:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.