Maʻake 6:27

When

John Beheaded

In what words

• σπεκουλάτωρspekoulátōra speculator, i.e. military scout (spy or (by extension) life-guardsman)
• ἀποκεφαλίζωapokephalízōto decapitate
• ἐπιτάσσωepitássōto arrange upon, i.e. order
• φέρωphérōto "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
• κεφαλήkephalḗthe head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
• εὐθέωςeuthéōsdirectly, i.e. at once or soon
• βασιλεύςbasileúsa sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
• ἀπέρχομαιapérchomaito go off (i.e. depart), aside (i.e. apart) or behind (i.e. follow), literally or figurati

+5 more words in this verse

The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.

What's left of it

• Josephus on Herod, the high priests and John the BaptistNamed outside the BibleA first-century Jewish historian independently describes the rulers, priests and executions the Gospels and Acts are set among — including the death of John the Baptist.

Cross-references

Mat 14:10–11