Mark 6:18
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.”
ἔξεστι
so also neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 (εἰμί) expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public)
ἔχω
to have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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λέγω
Were saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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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
to Herod
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Ἡρώδης
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
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γυνή
wife
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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