Mark 6:27

27Andκαὶimmediatelyεὐθὺςhaving sentἀποστείλαςtheὁkingβασιλεὺςan executionerσπεκουλάτοραhe commandedἐπέταξενto be broughtἐνέγκαιtheτὴνheadκεφαλὴνof himαὐτοῦ.andκαὶwentἀπελθὼνbeheadedἀπεκεφάλισενhimαὐτὸνinἐνtheτῇprisonφυλακῇ

And immediately the king, having sent an executioner, commanded to be brought his head. And having gone away, he beheaded him in the prison

Vocab difficulty

70.0

Rare words

  • σπεκουλάτορα

    σπεκουλάτωρ

    a body-guardsman; an executioner.

  • ἀπεκεφάλισεν

    ἀποκεφαλίζω

    I behead.