Acts

Acts 12:20

²⁰Now Herod was in a furious dispute^d with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

Footnotes

d 12:20 Or had become furious

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
was	Ἦν	Ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
in a furious dispute	θυμομαχῶν	thymomachōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2371 I am furiously angry with
people of Tyre	Τυρίοις	Tyriois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G5183 an inhabitant of Tyre
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Sidon	Σιδωνίοις	Sidōniois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G4606 Sidonian
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
they convened	ὁμοθυμαδὸν	homothymadon	Adverb	G3661 with one mind, unanimously
before	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Having secured the support	πείσαντες	peisantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3982 I persuade, urge
of Blastus	Βλάστον	Blaston	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G986 Blastus
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
king’s	βασιλέως	basileōs	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
chamberlain	κοιτῶνος	koitōnos	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2846 a bed-chamber
they asked for	ᾐτοῦντο	ētounto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
peace	εἰρήνην	eirēnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1515 peace, peace of mind
because	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
region	χώραν	chōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5561 region, land, fields
depended	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
on the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
king’s	βασιλικῆς	basilikēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G937 connected with a king, royal, regal
for food	τρέφεσθαι	trephesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G5142 I feed, rear

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