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

GreekMeaning

ἮνĒn

He wasverbG1510

δὲde

nowwordG1161

θυμομαχῶνthymomachōn

furiously angryverbG2371

ΤυρίοιςTyriois

with the TyriansnounG5183

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ΣιδωνίοιςSidōniois

SidoniansadjectiveG4606

ὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadon

with one accordadverbG3661

δὲde

thenwordG1161

παρῆσανparēsan

they were comingverbG3918

πρὸςpros

toprepositionG4314

αὐτόνauton

himpronounG846

καὶkai

AndwordG2532

πείσαντεςpeisantes

having gainedverbG3982

ΒλάστονBlaston

BlastusnounG986

τὸνton

who wasarticleG3588

ἐπὶepi

overprepositionG1909

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

κοιτῶνοςkoitōnos

bedchambernounG2846

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

βασιλέωςbasileōs

kingnounG935

ᾐτοῦντοētounto

they were seekingverbG154

εἰρήνηνeirēnēn

peacenounG1515

διὰdia

because ofprepositionG1223

τὸto

thearticleG3588

τρέφεσθαιtrephesthai

being nourishedverbG5142

αὐτῶνautōn

theirpronounG846

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

χώρανchōran

regionnounG5561

ἀπὸapo

byprepositionG575

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

βασιλικῆςbasilikēs

king’sadjectiveG937

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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