{ "verseID": "Acts.12.1", "source": "Κατʼ ἐκεῖνον δὲ τὸν καιρὸν ἐπέβαλεν Ἡρώδης ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰς χεῖρας κακῶσαί τινας τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας.", "text": "*Kat'* *ekeinon* *de* the *kairon* *epebalen* *Hērōdēs* the *basileus* the *cheiras* to *kakōsai* some of those from the *ekklēsias*.", "grammar": { "*Kat'*": "preposition (shortened form of *kata*) + accusative - during/at", "*ekeinon*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - that", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*kairon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - time/season/opportunity", "*epebalen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - laid/put upon", "*Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod", "*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*kakōsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to harm/mistreat/afflict", "*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - church/assembly/congregation" }, "variants": { "*Kat' ekeinon ton kairon*": "at that time/season/opportunity", "*epebalen tas cheiras*": "laid hands on/arrested/seized", "*kakōsai*": "to mistreat/afflict/harm/persecute", "*ekklēsias*": "church/assembly/called-out ones" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.2", "source": "Ἀνεῖλεν δὲ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου μαχαίρᾳ.", "text": "*Aneilen de Iakōbon* the *adelphon Iōannou machaira*.", "grammar": { "*Aneilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - killed/put to death/executed", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but/now", "*Iakōbon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - James", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother", "*Iōannou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of John", "*machaira*": "dative, feminine, singular - with sword/by sword" }, "variants": { "*Aneilen*": "killed/executed/put to death", "*machaira*": "with sword/by sword (instrumental dative)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.3", "source": "Καὶ ἰδὼν ὅτι ἀρεστόν ἐστιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, προσέθετο συλλαβεῖν καὶ Πέτρον. (Ἦσαν δὲ ἡμέραι τῶν ἀζύμων.)", "text": "And *idōn* that *areston estin tois Ioudaiois*, *prosetheto syllabein* also *Petron*. (*Ēsan de hēmerai* of the *azymōn*.)", "grammar": { "*idōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - seeing/having seen", "*areston*": "nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - pleasing", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it is", "*tois Ioudaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the Jews", "*prosetheto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he proceeded/added/continued", "*syllabein*": "aorist active infinitive - to arrest/seize", "*Petron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*Ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were", "*hēmerai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - days", "*azymōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of unleavened bread" }, "variants": { "*areston*": "pleasing/acceptable/satisfying", "*prosetheto*": "proceeded/continued/added (to his actions)", "*syllabein*": "to arrest/seize/take into custody", "*hēmerai tōn azymōn*": "days of unleavened bread/Feast of Unleavened Bread" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.4", "source": "Ὃν καὶ πιάσας, ἔθετο εἰς φυλακήν, παραδοὺς τέσσαρσιν τετραδίοις στρατιωτῶν φυλάσσειν αὐτόν· βουλόμενος μετὰ τὸ Πάσχα ἀναγαγεῖν αὐτὸν τῷ λαῷ.", "text": "Whom also *piasas*, *etheto* into *phylakēn*, *paradous tessarsin tetradiois stratiōtōn phylassein* him; *boulomenos meta* the *Pascha anagagein* him to the *laō*.", "grammar": { "*piasas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having arrested/seized", "*etheto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - put/placed", "*phylakēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - prison", "*paradous*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having delivered/handed over", "*tessarsin*": "dative, neuter, plural - to four", "*tetradiois*": "dative, neuter, plural - squads of four", "*stratiōtōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of soldiers", "*phylassein*": "present active infinitive - to guard", "*boulomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - intending/wishing", "*meta*": "preposition + accusative - after", "*Pascha*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Passover", "*anagagein*": "aorist active infinitive - to bring up/lead out", "*laō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the people" }, "variants": { "*piasas*": "having arrested/seized/captured", "*etheto*": "put/placed/committed", "*phylakēn*": "prison/custody/guard", "*tetradiois stratiōtōn*": "squads of four soldiers each (four quaternions)", "*anagagein*": "to bring forth/lead out/bring up (for trial)", "*laō*": "people/crowd/populace" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.8", "source": "Εἶπεν τε ὁ ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτόν, Περίζῶσαι, καὶ ὑπόδησαι τὰ σανδάλιά σου. Ἐποίησεν δὲ οὕτως. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Περιβαλοῦ τὸ ἱμάτιόν σου, καὶ ἀκολούθει μοι.", "text": "*Eipen te ho angelos pros auton*, *Perizōsai*, and *hypodēsai ta sandalia sou*. *Epoiēsen de houtōs*. And *legei autō*, *Peribalou to himation sou*, and *akolouthei moi*.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*te*": "conjunction - and/also", "*ho angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the angel", "*pros auton*": "preposition + accusative - to him", "*Perizōsai*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - gird yourself/put on your belt", "*hypodēsai*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - bind under/put on", "*ta sandalia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the sandals", "*sou*": "genitive, singular - your", "*Epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he did", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/so", "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him", "*Peribalou*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - put around/clothe yourself with", "*to himation*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the cloak/outer garment", "*akolouthei*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - follow" }, "variants": { "*Perizōsai*": "gird yourself/put on your belt/dress yourself", "*hypodēsai ta sandalia*": "put on your sandals/bind on your sandals", "*Peribalou to himation*": "put on your cloak/wrap your garment around you", "*akolouthei moi*": "follow me/come after me" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.9", "source": "Καὶ ἐξελθὼν, ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ· καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ἀληθές ἐστιν τὸ γινόμενον διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου· ἐδόκει δὲ ὅραμα βλέπειν.", "text": "And *exelthōn*, *ēkolouthei autō*; and not *ēdei* that *alēthes estin to ginomenon dia tou angelou*; *edokei de horama blepein*.", "grammar": { "*exelthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone out", "*ēkolouthei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was following", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - him", "*ēdei*": "pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - had known/knew", "*alēthes*": "nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - true/real", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*to ginomenon*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - the thing happening", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through/by means of", "*tou angelou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the angel", "*edokei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was thinking/supposing", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*horama*": "accusative, neuter, singular - vision", "*blepein*": "present active infinitive - to see/behold" }, "variants": { "*exelthōn*": "having gone out/come out", "*ēkolouthei*": "was following (continuous action)", "*ēdei*": "knew/was aware", "*to ginomenon*": "what was happening/taking place", "*edokei horama blepein*": "was thinking he saw a vision/supposed he was seeing a vision" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.10", "source": "Διελθόντες δὲ πρώτην φυλακὴν καὶ δευτέραν, ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τὴν σιδηρᾶν τὴν φέρουσαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν· ἥτις αὐτομάτη ἠνοίχθη αὐτοῖς: καὶ ἐξελθόντες, προῆλθον ῥύμην μίαν· καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέστη ὁ ἄγγελος ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Dielthontes de prōtēn phylakēn kai deuteran*, *ēlthon epi tēn pylēn tēn sidēran tēn pherousan eis tēn polin*; *hētis automatē ēnoichthē autois*: and *exelthontes*, *proēlthon rhymēn mian*; and *eutheōs apestē ho angelos ap' autou*.", "grammar": { "*Dielthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having passed through", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*prōtēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, adjective - first", "*phylakēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - guard post/watch", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*deuteran*": "accusative, feminine, singular, adjective - second", "*ēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they came", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - to/upon", "*tēn pylēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the gate", "*tēn sidēran*": "accusative, feminine, singular, adjective - the iron", "*tēn pherousan*": "present active participle, accusative, feminine, singular - leading", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/to", "*tēn polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the city", "*hētis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - which", "*automatē*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - by itself/of its own accord", "*ēnoichthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was opened", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - for them", "*exelthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having gone out", "*proēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they went forward", "*rhymēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - street", "*mian*": "accusative, feminine, singular, numeral - one", "*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately", "*apestē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - departed", "*ap' autou*": "preposition + genitive - from him" }, "variants": { "*Dielthontes prōtēn phylakēn kai deuteran*": "having passed through the first and second guard posts", "*tēn pylēn tēn sidēran*": "the iron gate", "*tēn pherousan eis tēn polin*": "that leads to the city", "*automatē*": "by itself/of its own accord/spontaneously", "*proēlthon rhymēn mian*": "went forward one street", "*eutheōs apestē*": "immediately departed/left" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.11", "source": "Καὶ ὁ Πέτρος γενόμενος ἐν ἑαυτῷ, εἶπεν, Νῦν οἶδα ἀληθῶς, ὅτι ἐξαπέστειλεν Κύριος τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξείλετό με ἐκ χειρὸς Ἡρώδου, καὶ πάσης τῆς προσδοκίας τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων.", "text": "And *ho Petros genomenos en heautō*, *eipen*, *Nyn oida alēthōs*, that *exapesteilen Kyrios ton angelon autou*, and *exeileto me ek cheiros Hērōdou*, and all the *prosdokias tou laou tōn Ioudaiōn*.", "grammar": { "*ho Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*genomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come/become", "*en heautō*": "preposition + dative - in himself/to his senses", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*Nyn*": "adverb - now", "*oida*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I know", "*alēthōs*": "adverb - truly/really", "*exapesteilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sent out/forth", "*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*ton angelon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the angel", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - his", "*exeileto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - rescued/delivered", "*me*": "accusative, 1st person singular - me", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*cheiros*": "genitive, feminine, singular - hand", "*Hērōdou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Herod", "*pasēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular, adjective - all", "*prosdokias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - expectation", "*tou laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the people", "*tōn Ioudaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews" }, "variants": { "*genomenos en heautō*": "coming to himself/becoming aware/coming to his senses", "*oida alēthōs*": "I know truly/I am certain", "*exapesteilen*": "sent out/forth/dispatched", "*exeileto*": "rescued/delivered/snatched away", "*cheiros Hērōdou*": "hand of Herod (figurative for power/control)", "*prosdokias tou laou tōn Ioudaiōn*": "expectation of the Jewish people (what they expected to happen to Peter)" } }

{ "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)" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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)" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.18", "source": "Γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας, ἦν τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐν τοῖς στρατιώταις, τί ἄρα ὁ Πέτρος ἐγένετο.", "text": "*Genomenēs de hēmeras*, *ēn tarachos ouk oligos en tois stratiōtais*, what indeed *ho Petros egeneto*.", "grammar": { "*Genomenēs*": "aorist middle participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having come/become", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of day", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*tarachos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - disturbance/commotion", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*oligos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - small/little", "*en*": "preposition + dative - among", "*tois stratiōtais*": "dative, masculine, plural - the soldiers", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - what", "*ara*": "inferential particle - then/therefore/indeed", "*ho Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - had become/happened to" }, "variants": { "*Genomenēs hēmeras*": "when day came/when it was day (genitive absolute)", "*tarachos ouk oligos*": "no small disturbance/great commotion", "*ti ara ho Petros egeneto*": "what had happened to Peter/what had become of Peter" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.19", "source": "Ἡρώδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν, καὶ μὴ εὑρών, ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι. Καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Καισάρειαν, διέτριβεν.", "text": "*Hērōdēs de epizētēsas auton*, and not *heurōn*, *anakrinas tous phylakas*, *ekeleusen apachthēnai*. And *katelthōn apo tēs Ioudaias eis tēn Kaisareian*, *dietriben*.", "grammar": { "*Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*epizētēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having searched for", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*heurōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having found", "*anakrinas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having examined", "*tous phylakas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the guards", "*ekeleusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he commanded", "*apachthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be led away/executed", "*katelthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone down", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tēs Ioudaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Judea", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/into", "*tēn Kaisareian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Caesarea", "*dietriben*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he stayed" }, "variants": { "*epizētēsas auton*": "having searched for him/sought him", "*mē heurōn*": "not having found (him)", "*anakrinas tous phylakas*": "having examined the guards/interrogated the guards", "*ekeleusen apachthēnai*": "ordered them to be led away (for execution)", "*katelthōn*": "having gone down/descended", "*dietriben*": "stayed/remained/spent time" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.20", "source": "Ἦν δὲ ὁ Ἡρώδης θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καὶ Σιδωνίοις: ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ παρῆσαν πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ, πείσαντες Βλάστον τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως, ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην· διὰ τὸ τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς.", "text": "*Ēn de ho Hērōdēs thymomachōn Tyriois kai Sidōniois*: *homothymadon de parēsan pros auton*, and, *peisantes Blaston ton epi tou koitōnos tou basileōs*, *ētounto eirēnēn*; *dia to trephesthai autōn tēn chōran apo tēs basilikēs*.", "grammar": { "*Ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*ho Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod", "*thymomachōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being angry/hostile", "*Tyriois*": "dative, masculine, plural - with Tyrians", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Sidōniois*": "dative, masculine, plural - with Sidonians", "*homothymadon*": "adverb - with one accord/unanimously", "*parēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were present", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/before", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*peisantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having persuaded", "*Blaston*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Blastus", "*ton epi tou koitōnos*": "the one over the bedroom - chamberlain", "*tou basileōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the king", "*ētounto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they were asking for", "*eirēnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - peace", "*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of", "*to trephesthai*": "present passive infinitive with article - the being fed/nourished", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - their", "*tēn chōran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the country/region", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tēs basilikēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - the royal (country)" }, "variants": { "*thymomachōn*": "being very angry with/hostile toward/fighting angrily", "*homothymadon*": "with one accord/unanimously/together", "*ton epi tou koitōnos tou basileōs*": "the king's chamberlain/the one in charge of the king's bedchamber", "*ētounto eirēnēn*": "were requesting peace/asking for peace", "*dia to trephesthai autōn tēn chōran apo tēs basilikēs*": "because their country was fed/supplied from the king's country" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.21", "source": "Τακτῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ Ἡρώδης, ἐνδυσάμενος ἐσθῆτα βασιλικήν, καὶ καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος, ἐδημηγόρει πρὸς αὐτούς.", "text": "On *taktē de hēmera ho Hērōdēs*, *endysamenos esthēta basilikēn*, and *kathisas epi tou bēmatos*, *edēmēgorei pros autous*.", "grammar": { "*taktē*": "dative, feminine, singular, adjective - appointed/set", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day", "*ho Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod", "*endysamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having clothed himself", "*esthēta*": "accusative, feminine, singular - garment/robe", "*basilikēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, adjective - royal", "*kathisas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sat down", "*epi*": "preposition + genitive - on/upon", "*tou bēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - the judgment seat/throne", "*edēmēgorei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was making a public address", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them" }, "variants": { "*taktē hēmera*": "on an appointed day/set day", "*endysamenos esthēta basilikēn*": "having clothed himself in royal apparel/dressed in royal robes", "*kathisas epi tou bēmatos*": "having sat down on the throne/judgment seat", "*edēmēgorei*": "was delivering a public speech/addressing (continuously)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.22", "source": "Ὁ δὲ δῆμος ἐπεφώνει, Θεοῦ φωνὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου.", "text": "The *de dēmos epephōnei*, *Theou phōnē*, and not *anthrōpou*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*dēmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - crowd/populace", "*epephōnei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was shouting out", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*phōnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - voice", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of man/human" }, "variants": { "*dēmos*": "crowd/populace/people", "*epephōnei*": "was shouting/kept shouting (continuous action)", "*Theou phōnē, kai ouk anthrōpou*": "Voice of God, and not of a man (attributing divine quality)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.23", "source": "Παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ἄγγελος Κυρίου, ἀνθʼ ὧν οὐκ ἔδωκεν τὴν δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ: καὶ γενόμενος σκωληκόβρωτος, ἐξέψυξεν.", "text": "*Parachrēma de epataxen auton angelos Kyriou*, *anth' hōn ouk edōken tēn doxan tō Theō*: and *genomenos skōlēkobrōtos*, *exepsyxen*.", "grammar": { "*Parachrēma*": "adverb - immediately/instantly", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*epataxen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - struck", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - angel", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord", "*anth' hōn*": "preposition + genitive relative pronoun - because", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*edōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he gave", "*tēn doxan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the glory", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*genomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having become", "*skōlēkobrōtos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - eaten by worms", "*exepsyxen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he expired/died" }, "variants": { "*Parachrēma*": "immediately/instantly/at once", "*epataxen*": "struck/smote", "*anth' hōn*": "because/on account of the fact that", "*edōken tēn doxan tō Theō*": "gave the glory to God (failed to do so)", "*genomenos skōlēkobrōtos*": "having become eaten by worms/worm-eaten", "*exepsyxen*": "expired/breathed his last/died" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.24", "source": "Ὁ δὲ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐπληθύνετο.", "text": "The *de logos tou Theou ēuxanen kai eplēthyneto*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*ēuxanen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was growing", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*eplēthyneto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was being multiplied" }, "variants": { "*logos tou Theou*": "word of God/message of God", "*ēuxanen*": "was growing/increasing (continuous action)", "*eplēthyneto*": "was being multiplied/was increasing in number (continuous action)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.12.25", "source": "Βαρνάβας δὲ καὶ Σαῦλος ὑπέστρεψαν ἐξ Ἰερουσαλήμ, πληρώσαντες τὴν διακονίαν, συμπαραλαβόντες καὶ Ἰωάννην, τὸν ἐπικληθέντα Μάρκον.", "text": "*Barnabas de kai Saulos hypestrepsan ex Ierousalēm*, *plērōsantes tēn diakonian*, *symparalabontes kai Iōannēn*, the *epiklēthenta Markon*.", "grammar": { "*Barnabas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Barnabas", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Saulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Saul", "*hypestrepsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - returned", "*ex*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*Ierousalēm*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Jerusalem", "*plērōsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having fulfilled", "*tēn diakonian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the ministry/service", "*symparalabontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having taken along with", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John", "*epiklēthenta*": "aorist passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having been called/surnamed", "*Markon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Mark" }, "variants": { "*hypestrepsan*": "returned/went back", "*plērōsantes tēn diakonian*": "having fulfilled the ministry/completed the service", "*symparalabontes*": "having taken along with them/bringing along", "*epiklēthenta*": "called/surnamed/nicknamed" } }