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SBL Greek New Testament

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Mark 6

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mark.6.m6Daughter

τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῳδιάδος / τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτῆς

TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONlow confidence

Whose daughter dances—and is she herself named Herodias?

The difficult early wording can call the girl ‘his daughter Herodias.’ A widespread reading identifies her instead as Herodias’s daughter.

Why this default

The difficult ‘his daughter Herodias’ is the working default because of strong early support, but the family relationships are historically and grammatically difficult enough that the alternative remains fully open.

Evidence

ExternalHis daughter Herodias: א, B, D, L, Δ; her daughter/the daughter of Herodias: A, C, W, Θ and broad later support.

InternalCopyists had a strong motive to clarify the girl as Herodias’s daughter and remove the apparent naming or parentage problem.

Project defaulthis daughter Herodias

Project default · difficult early form

Witnessesθυγατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῳδιάδος · א, B, D, L, Δ
Alternativethe daughter of Herodias herself

Widespread alternative

Witnessesθυγατρὸς αὐτῆς τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος · A, C, W, Θ, later tradition
Alternativethe daughter [Herodias/of Herodias]

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WitnessesDisplay option · relationship fork shown

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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