Acts 12:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.”
Acts 12:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 12:628 words
ὍτεHoteafter (that), as
soon as, that
δὲdeand / but
ἤμελλενēmellenabout, after that, be
(almost)
προαγαγεῖνproagageinbring (forth, out), go before
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod
τῇtēthe
νυκτὶnykti(mid-)night
ἐκείνῃekeinēthat one
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
ΠέτροςPetrosPeter, rock
κοιμώμενοςkoimōmenos
μεταξὺmetaxybetween, mean while, next
δύοdyoboth, twain, two
στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnsoldier
δεδεμένοςdedemenosbind, be in bonds, knit
ἁλύσεσινhalysesinbonds, chain
δυσίνdysinboth, twain, two
φύλακέςphylakeskeeper
τεtealso, and, both
πρὸproabove, ago, before
τῆςtēsthe
θύραςthyrasdoor, gate
ἐτήρουνetērounhold fast, keep(- er), (pre-
τὴνtēnthe
φυλακήνphylakēncage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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