Acts 12:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 12:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
κατασείσας
kataseíō
G2678
to shake down
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
χειρὶ
cheír
G5495
hand
σιγᾶν
sigáō
G4601
to be silent
διηγήσατο
diēgéomai
G1334
to recount
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἐξήγαγεν
exágō
G1806
to lead out
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
φυλακῆς
phylakḗ
G5438
guard
εἶπέν
légō
G3004
to say
τε
té
G5037
and
ἀπαγγείλατε
apangéllō
G518
to report
Ἰακώβῳ
Iákōbos
G2385
James
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφοῖς
adelphós
G80
brother
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐξελθὼν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
ἐπορεύθη
poreúomai
G4198
to go
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ἕτερον
héteros
G2087
another
τόπον
tópos
G5117
place
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.
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King James Version Public Domain
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And having motioned to them with hand to be silent, he described how the Lord had led him out from the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and the brothers.” And having gone out, he went to another place.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).