Acts

Acts 12:18–19

¹⁸At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. ¹⁹After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

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Acts 12:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
daybreak	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
there was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
small	ὀλίγος	oligos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3641 small, brief, few, soon
commotion	τάραχος	tarachos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5017 a disturbance, commotion
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
soldiers	στρατιώταις	stratiōtais	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G4757 a soldier
as to what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
had become	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter

Acts 12:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Herod	Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2264 Herod
had searched	ἐπιζητήσας	epizētēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1934 I seek after, desire, search for
for him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
he examined	ἀνακρίνας	anakrinas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G350 I examine, inquire into
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
guards	φύλακας	phylakas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5441 a guard, keeper, sentinel
ordered that	ἐκέλευσεν	ekeleusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2753 I command, order
they be executed	ἀπαχθῆναι	apachthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G520 I lead, carry, take away
Then	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he went down	κατελθὼν	katelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2718 I come down
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Judea	Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2449 Judea
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Caesarea	Καισάρειαν	Kaisareian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2542 Caesarea
spent some time	διέτριβεν	dietriben	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1304 I tarry, continue, stay

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Acts 12:18 Acts 5:22–25

Acts 12:19 Acts 16:27 · Psalm 37:32–33 · John 12:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.