Mark 6:21
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;”
πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
γίνομαι
when was coming
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ὅτε
when
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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ἡμέρα
a] day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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χιλίαρχος
chief captains
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χιλίαρχος
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
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Γαλιλαία
of Galilee
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Γαλιλαία
Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
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δεῖπνον
a banquet
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δεῖπνον
dinner, i.e. the chief meal (usually in the evening)
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Ἡρώδης
Herod
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Ἡρώδης
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
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εὔκαιρος
opportune
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εὔκαιρος
well-timed, i.e. opportune
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γενέσια
birthday
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γενέσια
birthday ceremonies
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μεγιστᾶνες
great men
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μεγιστᾶνες
grandees
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