Acts 12:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.”
Acts 12:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 12:731 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἰδοὺidoubehold
ἄγγελοςangelosangel, messenger
κυρίουkyriouLord
ἐπέστηepestēassault, come
(in, to
καὶkaiand / also
φῶςphōsfire, light
ἔλαμψενelampsengive light, shine
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
οἰκήματιoikēmatiprison
πατάξαςpataxassmite, strike
δὲdeand / but
τὴνtēnthe
πλευρὰνpleuranside
τοῦtouthe
ΠέτρουPetrouPeter, rock
ἤγειρενēgeirenawake, lift (up), raise (again
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
λέγωνlegōnsay
ἈνάσταAnastarise
ἐνenabout, after, against
τάχειtachei+ quickly, + shortly, + speedily
καὶkaiand / also
ἐξέπεσανexepesanbe cast, fail, fall (away
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
αἱhaithe
ἁλύσειςhalyseisbonds, chain
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
χειρῶνcheirōnhand
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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