Peter knocked on the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.'—the domestic detail ('servant named Rhoda') adds human verisimilitude; Rhoda (Greek: Rhoda, 'rose') is a minor character whose moment becomes significant. The 'outer entrance' (thyra tou pylōnos, 'door of the gate') suggests a courtyard entrance; security consciousness shapes even prayer-house architecture.

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