KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And” | δὲ | But, and, etc | And |
| “she,” | ἡ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | she |
| “being before instructed” | προβιβασθεῖσα | To force forward, i.e., bring to the front, instigate | being before instructed |
| “of” | ὑπὸ | Under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)) | of |
| “her” | αὐτῆς, | 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 |
| “mother,” | μητρὸς | A "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote) | mother |
| “said,” | φησίν, | To show or make known one's thoughts, i.e., speak or say | said |
| “Give” | Δός | To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) | Give |
| “me” | μοι, | To me | me |
| “here” | ὧδε | In this same spot, i.e., here or hither | here |
| “John” | Ἰωάννου | Joannes (i.e., Jochanan), the name of four Israelites | John |
| “Baptist's” | βαπτιστοῦ | A baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner | Baptists |
| “head” | κεφαλὴν | The head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively | head |
| “in” | ἐπὶ | Properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc | in |
| “a charger.” | πίνακι | A plate | charger |
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6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
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