Matthew 14:7
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Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.

Esther 5:3,6 And the king said to her: What wilt thou, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee. . . .

Esther 7:2 And the king said to her again the second day, after he was warm with wine: What is thy petition, Esther, that it may be granted thee? and what wilt thou have done: although thou ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it.

Context
The Beheading of John
6But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod. 7Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him. 8But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.…
Cross References
Matthew 14:6
But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.

Matthew 14:8
But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.

Lexicon
so much that
ὅθεν (hothen)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3606: From hos with the directive enclitic of source; from which place or source or cause.

he promised
ὡμολόγησεν (hōmologēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.

with
μεθ’ (meth’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

an oath
ὅρκου (horkou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3727: An oath. From herkos; a limit, i.e. restraint.

to give
δοῦναι (dounai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

to her
αὐτῇ (autē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

whatever
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

she asked.
αἰτήσηται (aitēsētai)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.


Additional Translations
so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

whereupon he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she should ask.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

whereupon he promised with oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

Upon which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

that with an oath he promised to give her whatever she asked.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.
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