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Acts 12:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.”

Acts 12:4 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 12:420 words
ὃνhonwho / which
καὶkaiand / also
πιάσαςpiasasapprehend, catch, lay hand on
ἔθετοetheto+ advise, appoint, bow
εἰςeisinto / to
φυλακήνphylakēncage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
παραδοὺςparadousbetray, bring forth, cast
τέσσαρσινtessarsinfour
τετραδίοιςtetradioisquaternion
στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnsoldier
φυλάσσεινphylasseinbeward, keep (self), observe
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
βουλόμενοςboulomenosbe disposed, minded, intend
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
τὸtothe
πάσχαpaschaEaster, Passover
ἀναγαγεῖνanagageinbring (again, forth, up again)
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
τῷtōthe
λαῷlaōpeople
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ὃνhonwho / which
καὶkaiand / also
πιάσαςpiasasapprehend, catch, lay hand on
ἔθετοetheto+ advise, appoint, bow
εἰςeisinto / to
φυλακήνphylakēncage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
παραδοὺςparadousbetray, bring forth, cast
τέσσαρσινtessarsinfour
τετραδίοιςtetradioisquaternion
στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnsoldier
φυλάσσεινphylasseinbeward, keep (self), observe
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
βουλόμενοςboulomenosbe disposed, minded, intend
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
τὸtothe
πάσχαpaschaEaster, Passover
ἀναγαγεῖνanagageinbring (again, forth, up again)
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
τῷtōthe
λαῷlaōpeople

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