Luke 9:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
ζητέω
he was seeking
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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εἴδω
to see
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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τοιοῦτος
such things?
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τοιοῦτος
truly this, i.e. of this sort (to denote character or individuality)
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Ἰωάννης
John
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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Ἡρώδης
Herod;
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Ἡρώδης
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
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ἔπω
Said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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