Matthew 14:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And she, having been prompted by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἡ δέ, προβιβασθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῆς, Δός μοι, φησίν, ὧδε ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ.

Transliteration

But she, probibastheisa by the mētros of her, Give to me, phēsin, here upon pinaki the kephalēn of Iōannou the Baptistou.

Grammar Details

• *probibastheisa*: aorist, passive, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having been prompted
• *mētros*: genitive, feminine, singular - mother
• *phēsin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - she says
• *pinaki*: dative, masculine, singular - plate/platter
• *kephalēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - head
• *Iōannou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of John
• *Baptistou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the Baptist

Word Meanings

• *probibastheisa*: having been prompted/instructed/urged forward
• *phēsin*: says/states/declares
• *pinaki*: plate/platter/dish

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Prompted by her mother, she said, 'Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And she beinge informed of her mother before sayde: geve me here Ihon baptistes heed in a platter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And she (beynge instructe of hir mother afore) sayde: geue me Ihon baptistes heade in a platter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And she, beyng instruct of her mother before, sayde: geue me here Iohn Baptistes head in a platter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she having been instigated by her mother -- `Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

• World English Bible (2000)

  She, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Instructed by her mother, she said,“Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

Referenced Verses

• Prov 29:10 : 10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright; but the just seek his life.
• Mark 6:24 : 24 And she went out, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
• Num 7:13 : 13 And his offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering:
• Num 7:19 : 19 He offered for his offering one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering:
• Num 7:84-85 : 84 This was the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed by the leaders of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons: 85 Each silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
• 1 Kgs 18:13 : 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
• 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
• 2 Kgs 11:1 : 1 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal descendants.
• 2 Chr 22:2-3 : 2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
• Ezra 1:9 : 9 And this is the number of them: thirty basins of gold, a thousand basins of silver, twenty-nine knives,
• Prov 1:16 : 16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.