17. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Mark 6:17:1 ⧉Αὐτὸςaftoshe himself Mark 6:17:2 ⧉γὰρgarfor Mark 6:17:3 ⧉ὁothe Mark 6:17:4 ⧉ἩρῴδηςeerotheesHerod Mark 6:17:5 ⧉ἀποστείλαςaposteelashaving sent Mark 6:17:6 ⧉ἐκράτησενekrateesenseized Mark 6:17:7 ⧉τὸνtonthe Mark 6:17:8 ⧉ἸωάννηνeeoaneenJohn Mark 6:17:9 ⧉καὶkeand Mark 6:17:10 ⧉ἔδησενetheesenbound Mark 6:17:11 ⧉αὐτὸνaftonhim Mark 6:17:12 ⧉ἐνenin Mark 6:17:13 ⧉φυλακῇfilakeeprison Mark 6:17:14 ⧉διὰdeeabecause of Mark 6:17:15 ⧉ἩρῳδιάδαeerotheeathaHerodias Mark 6:17:16 ⧉τὴνtinthe Mark 6:17:17 ⧉γυναῖκαyeenekawife Mark 6:17:18 ⧉Φιλίππουfeeleepooof Philip Mark 6:17:19 ⧉τοῦtooof the Mark 6:17:20 ⧉ἀδελφοῦathelfoobrother Mark 6:17:21 ⧉αὐτοῦaftoohis Mark 6:17:22 ⧉ὅτιoteebecause Mark 6:17:23 ⧉αὐτὴνafteenher Mark 6:17:24 ⧉ἐγάμησενegameesenhe married |
17. Formal Translation For Herod himself, having sent, seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. |
17. Dynamic Translation It was Herod himself who had John arrested and put in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her. |