Mark 6:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

immediately. See note on Mark 1:12,

an executioner. Greek. spekoulator. Occ only here.. Latin word (speculator). a man who spies out; used of the Roman emperor's bodyguard (an armed detective body) round the emperor at banquets, &c. Herod adopted Roman customs.

Mark 6:27

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commandedf his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,