Acts 12:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.”

Acts 12:5 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 12:521 words

ὁhothe

μὲνmeneven, indeed, so

οὖνounand (so, truly), but

ΠέτροςPetrosPeter, rock

ἐτηρεῖτοetēreitohold fast, keep(- er), (pre-

ἐνenabout, after, against

τῇtēthe

φυλακῇphylakēcage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)

προσευχὴproseuchēearnestly, prayer

δὲdeand / but

ἦνēnam, have been, is I

ἐκτενῶςektenōsfervently

γινομένηginomenēarise, be assembled, be(-come

ὑπὸhypounder / by

τῆςtēsthe

ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassembly, church

πρὸςprosto / toward

τὸνtonthe

θεὸνtheonGod

περὶperi(there-)about, above, against

αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

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

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