Matthew 14:3
New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife."
Word-by-Word Analysis
Ἡρώδης
Hērṓdēs
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
אָסַר
ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Ἡρωδιάς
Hērōdiás
Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Φίλιππος
Phílippos
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
Φίλιππος Phílippos
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
Study G5376 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →אָסַר ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Study H631 →חָזַק châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Study H2388 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →אָח ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Study H251 →Cross References
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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