Acts 12:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.”
Acts 12:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 12:117 words
Κατ’Kat’about, according as (to), after
ἐκεῖνονekeinonthat one
δὲdeand / but
τὸνtonthe
καιρὸνkaironopportunity, (convenient, due) season
ἐπέβαλενepebalenbeat into, cast
(up-)on, fall
ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod
ὁhothe
βασιλεὺςbasileusking
τὰςtasthe
χεῖραςcheirashand
κακῶσαίkakōsaimake evil
affected, entreat evil, harm
τιναςtinasa (kind
of), any (man, thing
τῶνtōnthe
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassembly, church
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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