Mark 6:21

21AndΚαὶhaving comeγενομένης[a] dayἡμέραςopportuneεὐκαίρουwhenὅτεHerodἩρῴδηςon theτοῖςbirthdayγενεσίοιςof himαὐτοῦa banquetδεῖπνονmadeἐποίησενto theτοῖςgreat menμεγιστᾶσινof himαὐτοῦandκαὶto theτοῖςchief captainsχιλιάρχοιςandκαὶto theτοῖςleading [men]πρώτοιςτῆςof GalileeΓαλιλαίας,

And an opportune day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a banquet to his great men, and to the commanders, and to the first [men] of Galilee,

Vocab difficulty

68.2

Rare words

  • εὐκαίρου

    εὔκαιρος

    opportune, timely, suitable; perhaps sometimes: holiday, festival.

  • γενεσίοις

    γενέσια

    a birthday celebration.

  • μεγιστᾶσιν

    μεγιστάν

    a great one, a lord; a courtier, satrap, nobleman.