5 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.5",
"source": "Ὁ μὲν οὖν Πέτρος ἐτηρεῖτο ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ: προσευχὴ δὲ ἦν ἐκτενὴς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "The *men oun Petros etēreito* in the *phylakē*: *proseuchē de ēn ektenēs ginomenē* by the *ekklēsias pros* the *Theon hyper* him.",
"grammar": {
"*men oun*": "particles indicating continuation and contrast - so then/therefore",
"*Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter",
"*etēreito*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was being kept/guarded",
"*phylakē*": "dative, feminine, singular - in prison/custody",
"*proseuchē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - prayer",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was",
"*ektenēs*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - earnest/fervent/intense",
"*ginomenē*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - being made/happening",
"*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the church/assembly",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - on behalf of/for"
},
"variants": {
"*men oun*": "so then/therefore/accordingly",
"*etēreito*": "was being kept/guarded/held (continuous action)",
"*ektenēs*": "earnest/fervent/intense/stretched out",
"*pros ton Theon*": "to God/toward God",
"*hyper autou*": "on his behalf/for him"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.6",
"source": "Ὅτε δὲ ἔμελλεν αὐτὸν προάγειν ὁ Ἡρώδης, τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ ἦν ὁ Πέτρος κοιμώμενος μεταξὺ δύο στρατιωτῶν, δεδεμένος ἁλύσεσιν δυσίν: φύλακές τε πρὸ τῆς θύρας ἐτήρουν τὴν φυλακήν.",
"text": "*Hote de emellen auton proagein ho Hērōdēs*, in the *nykti ekeinē ēn ho Petros koimōmenos metaxy dyo stratiōtōn, dedemenos halysesin dysin*: *phylakes te pro tēs thyras etēroun tēn phylakēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hote*": "subordinating conjunction - when",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*emellen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was about to/was going to",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*proagein*": "present active infinitive - to bring forth/lead out",
"*ho Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod",
"*nykti*": "dative, feminine, singular - night",
"*ekeinē*": "demonstrative pronoun, dative, feminine, singular - that",
"*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was",
"*Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter",
"*koimōmenos*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - sleeping",
"*metaxy*": "preposition - between",
"*dyo*": "cardinal number - two",
"*stratiōtōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of soldiers",
"*dedemenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been bound",
"*halysesin*": "dative, feminine, plural - with chains",
"*dysin*": "cardinal number, dative - with two",
"*phylakes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - guards",
"*te*": "conjunction - and/also",
"*pro*": "preposition + genitive - before/in front of",
"*thyras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the door",
"*etēroun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were guarding",
"*phylakēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - prison/watch"
},
"variants": {
"*emellen proagein*": "was about to bring forth/lead out (for trial/execution)",
"*koimōmenos*": "sleeping/resting",
"*dedemenos halysesin dysin*": "bound with two chains",
"*etēroun tēn phylakēn*": "were guarding the prison/were keeping watch"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.7",
"source": "Καὶ, ἰδού, ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐπέστη, καὶ φῶς ἔλαμψεν ἐν τῷ οἰκήματι: πατάξας δὲ τὴν πλευρὰν τοῦ Πέτρου, ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν, λέγων, Ἀνάστα ἐν τάχει. Καὶ ἐξέπεσον αὐτοῦ αἱ ἁλύσεις ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν.",
"text": "And, *idou*, *angelos Kyriou epestē*, and *phōs elampsen* in the *oikēmati*: *pataxas de tēn pleuran tou Petrou*, *ēgeiren auton*, *legōn*, *Anasta en tachei*. And *exepeson autou hai halyseis* from the *cheirōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*idou*": "aorist middle imperative used as interjection - behold/look",
"*angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - angel/messenger",
"*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord",
"*epestē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - stood by/appeared",
"*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light",
"*elampsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - shone/gave light",
"*oikēmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - cell/room/dwelling",
"*pataxas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having struck",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but",
"*pleuran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - side",
"*tou Petrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Peter",
"*ēgeiren*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - raised/woke up",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Anasta*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - arise/get up",
"*en tachei*": "prepositional phrase - in haste/quickly",
"*exepeson*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - fell off",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - his",
"*hai halyseis*": "nominative, feminine, plural - the chains",
"*cheirōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of the hands"
},
"variants": {
"*idou*": "behold/look/see",
"*epestē*": "stood by/appeared suddenly/came upon",
"*pataxas*": "having struck/hit/tapped",
"*ēgeiren auton*": "raised him/woke him/roused him",
"*Anasta en tachei*": "Get up quickly/Rise up in haste",
"*exepeson*": "fell off/fell away/dropped off"
}
}