Spekoulator denotes the man sent by the king to carry out John's beheading.

The term denotes the man dispatched by the king to carry out the order that resulted in John's beheading in Mark 6:27.

1. Man sent to carry out a beheading · dominant

   In Mark 6:27, the accusative singular masculine form identifies the man whom the king sent with orders concerning John's head; the APB renders the verse, "At once the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went and beheaded him in the prison."

   Mark 6:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 6:27, the APB presents the dispatched man as "an executioner" and then describes his beheading of John.