Acts
Acts 12:10
10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They passed | διελθόντες | dielthontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1330 I pass through, spread a report |
| first | πρώτην | prōtēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4413 first, before |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| second | δευτέραν | deuteran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1208 second, in the second place, for the second time |
| guards | φυλακὴν | phylakēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
| came | ἦλθαν | ēlthan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| iron | σιδηρᾶν | sidēran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4603 made of iron |
| gate | πύλην | pylēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4439 a door, gate |
| leading | φέρουσαν | pherousan | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| city | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| which | ἥτις | hētis | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever |
| opened | ἠνοίγη | ēnoigē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G455 I open |
| for them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| by itself | αὐτομάτη | automatē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G844 of its own accord |
| they had gone outside | ἐξελθόντες | exelthontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| walked the length of | προῆλθον | proēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4281 I go before, precede |
| one | μίαν | mian | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| block | ῥύμην | rhymēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4505 a street, lane |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| angel | ἄγγελος | angelos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| suddenly | εὐθέως | eutheōs | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
| left | ἀπέστη | apestē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G868 I lead away, seduce, depart, abstain from |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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Acts 16:26 · Acts 5:19 · Isaiah 45:1–2 · Genesis 40:3 · John 20:19 · Numbers 15:34 · Genesis 42:17 · Acts 12:4 · Isaiah 21:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.