Acts

Acts 12:1–3

¹About that time, King Herod^a reached out to harm^b some who belonged to the church. ²He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

³And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.^c

Footnotes

a 12:1 That is, King Herod Agrippa
b 12:1 Literally put forth the hands to mistreat
c 12:3 Literally seize Peter—now these were the days of the Unleavened; see Exodus 12:14–20|EXO 12:14-20.

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Acts 12:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
About	Κατ’	Kat’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
that	ἐκεῖνον	ekeinon	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
time	καιρὸν	kairon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time
King	βασιλεὺς	basileus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
Herod	Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2264 Herod
reached out	ἐπέβαλεν	epebalen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1911 I throw upon, lay, strike upon
to harm	κακῶσαί	kakōsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2559 I treat badly
some	τινας	tinas	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
who	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
belonged to	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίας	ekklēsias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church

Acts 12:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
James	Ἰάκωβον	Iakōbon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2385 James
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
brother	ἀδελφὸν	adelphon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
of John	Ἰωάννου	Iōannou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2491 John
put to death	ἀνεῖλεν	aneilen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G337 I take up, abolish, murder
with the sword	μαχαίρῃ	machairē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3162 a sword

Acts 12:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
seeing	ἰδὼν	idōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
pleased	ἀρεστόν	areston	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G701 pleasing, satisfactory, acceptable
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίοις	Ioudaiois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
proceeded	προσέθετο	prosetheto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4369 I put to, add, do again
to seize	συλλαβεῖν	syllabein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4815 I seize, apprehend, become pregnant
Peter	Πέτρον	Petron	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
during	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
the	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
Feast of Unleavened	ἀζύμων	azymōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G106 unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted

Cross-references

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Acts 12:1 Matthew 24:9 · John 15:20 · Matthew 10:17–18 · Luke 22:53 · John 16:2 · Acts 4:30

Acts 12:2 Hebrews 11:37 · Matthew 20:23 · Matthew 4:21–22 · Mark 10:35 · Mark 10:38

Acts 12:3 Exodus 23:15 · Acts 24:27 · John 12:43 · Leviticus 23:6–14 · Acts 25:9 · Exodus 12:14–20 · Exodus 13:3–7 · Acts 20:6 · 1 Corinthians 5:7–8 · Galatians 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.