MARK 6:26

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.”

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Mark 6:26 Translation & Meaning

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And καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
the The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
king βασιλεὺς A sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively) king
was γενόμενος To cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) was
exceeding sorry; περίλυπος Grieved all around, i.e., intensely sad exceeding sorry
yet (No Greek definition. English implied.)
for διὰ Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) for
his oath's sake, ὅρκους A limit, i.e., (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath) oaths sake
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
for their sakes which τοὺς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) sakes
sat with him, συνανακειμένους To recline in company with (at a meal) sat
he would ἠθέλησεν To determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e., choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e., be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in would
not οὐκ The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not not
reject ἀθετῆσαι To set aside, i.e., (by implication) to disesteem, neutralize or violate reject
her. αὐτὴν The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons her

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  • 24  And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

  • 25  And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

  • 26  And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

  • 27  And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

  • 28  And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.




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