ἡ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἡ

   hê

   she
2. clause🔊 ἡ δὲ προβιβασθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῆς·

   hê DE pro-bi-bas-THEI-sa hy-PO TÊS mê-TROS au-TÊS

   but she having been prompted by her the mother of
3. sentence🔊 ἡ δὲ προβιβασθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῆς· Δός μοι, φησίν, ὧδε ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.

   hê DE pro-bi-bas-THEI-sa hy-PO TÊS mê-TROS au-TÊS DOS moi phê-SIN HÔ-de e-PI PI-na-ki TÊN ke-pha-LÊN i-ô-AN-noo TOO bap-ti-STOO

   but she having been prompted by her the mother of {she} says give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist

Exegesis

The sentence opens with the nominative article hē {ἡ | hē}, which picks up the girl from the previous verse as the subject, immediately followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | de}, giving a mild contrast to the preceding narrative.

Root and etymology

κεφαλή🔊 κεφαλήkappa–epsilon–phi–alpha–lambda–ēta

“head”

• 🔊 κεφάλαιονkappa–epsilon–phi–alpha–lambda–iota–omicron–numain point, summaryHebrews 8:1