Acts 12
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Κατ’ ἐκεῖνον δὲ τὸν καιρὸν ἐπέβαλεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡρῴδης τὰς χεῖρας κακῶσαί τινας τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας
down · that one · but · the · time · to cast upon · the · king · Herod · the · hand · to oppress · a certain · the · from · the · assembly
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ἀνεῖλεν δὲ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου μαχαίρῃ
to take away · but · James · the · brother · John · knife
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ἰδὼν δὲ ὅτι ἀρεστόν ἐστιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις προσέθετο συλλαβεῖν καὶ Πέτρον ἦσαν δὲ ἡμέραι τῶν ἀζύμων
to see · but · that · pleasing · to be · the · Jewish · to add · to seize · and · Peter · to be · but · day · the · unleavened
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ὃν καὶ πιάσας ἔθετο εἰς φυλακήν παραδοὺς τέσσαρσιν τετραδίοις στρατιωτῶν φυλάσσειν αὐτόν βουλόμενος μετὰ τὸ πάσχα ἀναγαγεῖν αὐτὸν τῷ λαῷ
who · and · to seize · to place · into · guard · to deliver · four · quaternion · soldier · to guard · he · to will · with · the · Passover lamb · to lead up · he · the · people
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ὁ μὲν οὖν Πέτρος ἐτηρεῖτο ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ προσευχὴ δὲ ἦν ἐκτενῶς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πρὸς τὸν θεὸν περὶ αὐτοῦ
the · truly · therefore · Peter · to guard · in · the · guard · prayer · but · to be · earnestly · to become · under · the · assembly · to · the · God · about · he
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ὅτε δὲ ἤμελλεν προαγαγεῖν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἡρῴδης τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ ἦν ὁ Πέτρος κοιμώμενος μεταξὺ δύο στρατιωτῶν δεδεμένος ἁλύσεσιν δυσίν φύλακές τε πρὸ τῆς θύρας ἐτήρουν τὴν φυλακήν
when · but · to be about · to lead forward · he · the · Herod · the · night · that one · to be · the · Peter · to sleep · between · two · soldier · to bind · chain · two · guard · and · before · the · door · to guard · the · guard
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καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐπέστη καὶ φῶς ἔλαμψεν ἐν τῷ οἰκήματι πατάξας δὲ τὴν πλευρὰν τοῦ Πέτρου ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν λέγων ἀνάστα ἐν τάχει καὶ ἐξέπεσαν αὐτοῦ αἱ ἁλύσεις ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν
and · to see · angel · Lord · to place upon · and · light · to shine · in · the · dwelling · to strike · but · the · side · the · Peter · to raise · he · to say · to raise · in · quickness · and · to fall away · he · the · chain · from · the · hand
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εἶπεν τε ὁ ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτόν ζῶσαι καὶ ὑπόδησαι τὰ σανδάλιά σου ἐποίησεν δὲ οὕτως καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ περιβαλοῦ τὸ ἱμάτιόν σου καὶ ἀκολούθει μοι
to say · and · the · angel · to · he · to gird · and · to bind on · the · sandal · you · to make · but · thus · and · to say · he · to throw around · the · garment · you · and · to follow · I
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καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἠκολούθει καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ἀληθές ἐστιν τὸ γινόμενον διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου ἐδόκει δὲ ὅραμα βλέπειν
and · to come forth · to follow · and · not · to see · that · true · to be · the · to become · through · the · angel · to think · but · vision · to see
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διελθόντες δὲ πρώτην φυλακὴν καὶ δευτέραν ἦλθαν ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τὴν σιδηρᾶν τὴν φέρουσαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἥτις αὐτομάτη ἠνοίγη αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐξελθόντες προῆλθον ῥύμην μίαν καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέστη ὁ ἄγγελος ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
to pass through · but · first · guard · and · second · to come · upon · the · gate · the · iron · the · to carry · into · the · city · whoever · of itself · to open · he · and · to come forth · to go before · street · one · and · immediately · to withdraw · the · angel · from · he
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καὶ ὁ Πέτρος ἐν ἑαυτῷ γενόμενος εἶπεν νῦν οἶδα ἀληθῶς ὅτι ἐξαπέστειλεν κύριος τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξείλατό με ἐκ χειρὸς Ἡρῴδου καὶ πάσης τῆς προσδοκίας τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων
and · the · Peter · in · himself · to become · to say · now · to see · truly · that · to send forth · Lord · the · angel · he · and · to draw out · I · from · hand · Herod · and · all · the · expectation · the · people · the · Jewish
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συνιδών τε ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν τῆς Μαρίας τῆς μητρὸς Ἰωάννου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Μάρκου οὗ ἦσαν ἱκανοὶ συνηθροισμένοι καὶ προσευχόμενοι
to know with · and · to come · upon · the · house · the · Mary · the · mother · John · the · to call upon · Mark · where · to be · sufficient · to assemble · and · to pray
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κρούσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος προσῆλθεν παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι ὀνόματι Ῥόδη
to knock · but · he · the · door · the · porch · to draw near · young girl · to listen · name · Rhoda
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καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ Πέτρου ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς οὐκ ἤνοιξεν τὸν πυλῶνα εἰσδραμοῦσα δὲ ἀπήγγειλεν ἑστάναι τὸν Πέτρον πρὸ τοῦ πυλῶνος
and · to know thoroughly · the · voice · the · Peter · from · the · joy · not · to open · the · porch · to run in · but · to report · to stand · the · Peter · before · the · porch
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οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπαν μαίνῃ ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον ὁ ἄγγελός ἐστιν αὐτοῦ
the · but · to · he · to say · to be mad · the · but · to lean upon · thus · to have · the · but · to say · the · angel · to be · he
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ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν κρούων ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξέστησαν
the · but · Peter · to remain · to knock · to open · but · to see · he · and · to displace
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κατασείσας δὲ αὐτοῖς τῇ χειρὶ σιγᾶν διηγήσατο πῶς ὁ κύριος αὐτὸν ἐξήγαγεν ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς εἶπέν τε ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰακώβῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ταῦτα καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐπορεύθη εἰς ἕτερον τόπον
to shake down · but · he · the · hand · to be silent · to recount · how · the · Lord · he · to lead out · from · the · guard · to say · and · to report · James · and · the · brother · this · and · to come forth · to go · into · another · place
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γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας ἦν τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐν τοῖς στρατιώταις τί ἄρα ὁ Πέτρος ἐγένετο
to become · but · day · to be · commotion · not · little · in · the · soldier · who · not then · the · Peter · to become
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Ἡρώδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρών ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Καισάριαν διέτριβεν
Herod · but · to seek for · he · and · not · to find · to examine · the · guard · to command · to lead away · and · to come down · from · the · Judea · into · the · Caesarea · to wear away
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ἦν δὲ 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
to be · but · to be very angry · Tyrian · and · Sidonian · with one accord · but · to be present · to · he · and · to persuade · Blastus · the · upon · the · bedroom · the · king · to ask · peace · through · the · to nourish · he · the · region · from · the · kingly
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τακτῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ Ἡρῴδης ἐνδυσάμενος ἐσθῆτα βασιλικὴν καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἐδημηγόρει πρὸς αὐτούς
appointed · but · day · the · Herod · to put on · clothing · kingly · to settle · upon · the · judgment seat · to address · to · he
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ὁ δὲ δῆμος ἐπεφώνει θεοῦ φωνὴ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου
the · but · people · to call out · God · voice · and · not · human being
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παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ἄγγελος κυρίου ἀνθ’ ὧν οὐκ ἔδωκεν τὴν δόξαν τῷ θεῷ καὶ γενόμενος σκωληκόβρωτος ἐξέψυξεν
immediately · but · to strike · he · angel · Lord · against · who · not · to give · the · glory · the · God · and · to become · worm-eaten · to expire
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Ὁ δὲ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐπληθύνετο
the · but · word · the · God · to increase · and · to multiply
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Βαρνάβας δὲ καὶ Σαῦλος ὑπέστρεψαν ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ πληρώσαντες τὴν διακονίαν συνπαραλαβόντες Ἰωάννην τὸν ἐπικληθέντα Μᾶρκον
Barnabas · but · and · Paul · to turn back · from · Jerusalem · to fulfill · the · service · to take along · John · the · to call upon · Mark
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- 25 Verses
- 490 Greek words
- 214 Distinct lemmas
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