Acts 12:12-17 : 12 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.12",
"source": "Συνιδών τε, ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν Μαρίας τῆς μητρὸς Ἰωάννου, τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Μάρκου· οὗ ἦσαν ἱκανοὶ συνηθροισμένοι καὶ προσευχόμενοι.",
"text": "*Synidōn te*, *ēlthen epi tēn oikian Marias tēs mētros Iōannou*, the *epikaloumenou Markou*; where *ēsan hikanoi synēthroismenoi kai proseuchomenoi*.",
"grammar": {
"*Synidōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having considered/realized",
"*te*": "conjunction - and/also",
"*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he came/went",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - to",
"*tēn oikian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the house",
"*Marias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Mary",
"*tēs mētros*": "genitive, feminine, singular - the mother",
"*Iōannou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of John",
"*epikaloumenou*": "present middle participle, genitive, masculine, singular - being called/surnamed",
"*Markou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Mark",
"*hou*": "relative adverb - where",
"*ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were",
"*hikanoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural, adjective - many/considerable number",
"*synēthroismenoi*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been gathered together",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*proseuchomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - praying"
},
"variants": {
"*Synidōn*": "having realized/considered/understood",
"*epikaloumenou*": "being called/surnamed/nicknamed",
"*hikanoi*": "many/a large number/sufficient (number of people)",
"*synēthroismenoi*": "having been gathered together/assembled",
"*proseuchomenoi*": "praying (continuous action)"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.13",
"source": "Κρούσαντος δὲ τοῦ Πέτρου τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος, προσῆλθεν παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι, ὀνόματι Ῥόδη.",
"text": "*Krousantos de tou Petrou tēn thyran tou pylōnos*, *prosēlthen paidiskē hypakousai*, by name *Rhodē*.",
"grammar": {
"*Krousantos*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having knocked",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but",
"*tou Petrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Peter",
"*tēn thyran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the door",
"*tou pylōnos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the gateway",
"*prosēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came forward",
"*paidiskē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - servant girl/young female slave",
"*hypakousai*": "aorist active infinitive - to listen/answer",
"*onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - by name",
"*Rhodē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Rhoda"
},
"variants": {
"*Krousantos tou Petrou tēn thyran*": "Peter having knocked on the door",
"*tou pylōnos*": "of the gateway/entrance/outer door",
"*prosēlthen paidiskē hypakousai*": "a servant girl came to answer",
"*paidiskē*": "servant girl/young female slave/maid"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.14",
"source": "Καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ Πέτρου, ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς οὐκ ἤνοιξεν τὸν πυλῶνα, εἰσδραμοῦσα δὲ, ἀπήγγειλεν ἑστάναι τὸν Πέτρον πρὸ τοῦ πυλῶνος.",
"text": "And *epignousa tēn phōnēn tou Petrou*, from the *charas* not *ēnoixen ton pylōna*, *eisdramousa de*, *apēngeilen hestanai ton Petron pro tou pylōnos*.",
"grammar": {
"*epignousa*": "aorist active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having recognized",
"*tēn phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the voice",
"*tou Petrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Peter",
"*charas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - joy",
"*ēnoixen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - she opened",
"*ton pylōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the gate",
"*eisdramousa*": "aorist active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having run in",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*apēngeilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - she announced/reported",
"*hestanai*": "perfect active infinitive - to be standing",
"*ton Petron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Peter",
"*pro*": "preposition + genitive - before/in front of",
"*tou pylōnos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the gate"
},
"variants": {
"*epignousa tēn phōnēn*": "having recognized the voice",
"*apo tēs charas*": "from joy/because of joy",
"*eisdramousa*": "having run in/rushed in",
"*apēngeilen*": "announced/reported/told",
"*hestanai ton Petron pro tou pylōnos*": "that Peter was standing before the gate"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.15",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπον, Μαίνῃ. Ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν. Οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον, Ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.",
"text": "They *de pros autēn eipon*, *Mainē*. She *de diïschurizeto houtōs echein*. They *de elegon*, *Ho angelos autou estin*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*pros autēn*": "preposition + accusative - to her",
"*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they said",
"*Mainē*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd person singular - you are mad/insane",
"*diïschurizeto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was insisting",
"*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*echein*": "present active infinitive - to have/be",
"*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were saying",
"*Ho angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the angel",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is"
},
"variants": {
"*Mainē*": "You are mad/insane/out of your mind",
"*diïschurizeto*": "was insisting strongly/kept asserting",
"*houtōs echein*": "that it was so/that it was as she said",
"*Ho angelos autou estin*": "It is his angel (possibly meaning guardian angel or Peter's spirit)"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.16",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν κρούων: ἀνοίξαντες δὲ, εἶδον αὐτόν, καὶ ἐξέστησαν.",
"text": "*Ho de Petros epemenen krouōn*: *anoixantes de*, *eidon auton*, and *exestēsan*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ho de Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - but Peter",
"*epemenen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was continuing",
"*krouōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - knocking",
"*anoixantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having opened",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but",
"*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they saw",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*exestēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were amazed"
},
"variants": {
"*epemenen krouōn*": "continued knocking/persisted in knocking",
"*anoixantes*": "having opened/when they opened",
"*exestēsan*": "were amazed/astonished/beside themselves"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Acts.12.17",
"source": "Κατασείσας δὲ αὐτοῖς τῇ χειρὶ σιγᾷν, διηγήσατο αὐτοῖς πῶς ὁ Κύριος αὐτὸν ἐξήγαγεν ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς. Εἶπέν δέ, Ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰακώβῳ, καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ταῦτα. Καὶ ἐξελθὼν, ἐπορεύθη εἰς ἕτερον τόπον.",
"text": "*Kataseisas de autois tē cheiri sigan*, *diēgēsato autois pōs ho Kyrios auton exēgagen ek tēs phylakēs*. *Eipen de*, *Apangeilate Iakōbō, kai tois adelphois tauta*. And *exelthōn*, *eporeuthē eis heteron topon*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kataseisas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having motioned/gestured",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*tē cheiri*": "dative, feminine, singular - with the hand",
"*sigan*": "present active infinitive - to be silent",
"*diēgēsato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - related/narrated",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*pōs*": "interrogative adverb - how",
"*ho Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the Lord",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*exēgagen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - led out/brought out",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of",
"*tēs phylakēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - the prison",
"*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said",
"*Apangeilate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - report/tell",
"*Iakōbō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to James",
"*tois adelphois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the brothers",
"*tauta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - these things",
"*exelthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone out",
"*eporeuthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he went",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/into",
"*heteron*": "accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - another",
"*topon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - place"
},
"variants": {
"*Kataseisas tē cheiri*": "having motioned with his hand/gesturing with his hand",
"*sigan*": "to be silent/to be quiet",
"*diēgēsato*": "related/narrated/described in detail",
"*exēgagen*": "led out/brought out/rescued",
"*Apangeilate*": "Report/Tell/Announce",
"*tois adelphois*": "to the brothers/fellow believers",
"*eis heteron topon*": "to another place/different location"
}
}