Acts 12:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.”
Acts 12:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 12:2031 words
ἮνĒnam, have been, is I
δὲdeand / but
θυμομαχῶνthymomachōnbe highly displeased
ΤυρίοιςTyrioisof Tyre
καὶkaiand / also
ΣιδωνίοιςSidōnioisof Sidon
ὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadonwith one accord (mind)
δὲdeand / but
παρῆσανparēsancome, be here, + lack
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
πείσαντεςpeisantesagree, assure, believe
ΒλάστονBlastonBlastus
τὸνtonthe
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τοῦtouthe
κοιτῶνοςkoitōnos+ chamberlain
τοῦtouthe
βασιλέωςbasileōsking
ᾐτοῦντοētountoask, beg, call
for
εἰρήνηνeirēnēnone, peace, quietness
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸtothe
τρέφεσθαιtrephesthaibring up, feed, nourish
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
τὴνtēnthe
χώρανchōrancoast, county, fields
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
βασιλικῆςbasilikēsking's, nobleman, royal
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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