Greek Interlinear

Mark 6:27 Interlinear

And immediately sent the king an executioner and commanded to be brought head him and he went and beheaded him in the prison

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1καὶG2532Andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
2εὐθὲωςG2112immediatelydirectly, i.e., at once or soon
3ἀποστείλαςG649sentset apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
4G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
5βασιλεὺςG935the kinga sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
6σπεκουλάτωραG4688an executionera speculator, i.e., military scout (spy or (by extension) life-guardsman)
7ἐπέταξενG2004and commandedto arrange upon, i.e., order
8ἐνεχθῆναιG5342to be broughtto "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
9τὴνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10κεφαλὴνG2776headthe head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
11αὐτὸνG846himthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
12G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13δὲG1161andbut, and, etc
14ἀπελθὼνG565he wentto go off (i.e., depart), aside (i.e., apart) or behind (i.e., follow), literally or figuratively
15ἀπεκεφάλισενG607and beheadedto decapitate
16αὐτὸνG846himthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
17ἐνG1722in"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
18τῇG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
19φυλακῇG5438the prisona guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or nigh

Verse Context

Mark 6:26And exceeding sorry was for their sakes which the king yet for...
Mark 6:27 (current)And immediately sent the king an executioner and commanded to be brought head him and he went and beheaded him in the prison
Mark 6:28And brought head his in...

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