Acts

Acts 12:22–23

²²And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

²³Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
began to shout	ἐπεφώνει	epephōnei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2019 I call out, shout
voice	φωνὴ	phōnē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
of a god	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
a man	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Immediately	Παραχρῆμα	Parachrēma	Adverb	G3916 instantly, immediately
because	ἀνθ’	anth’	Preposition	G473 instead of, for
did not give	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
glory	δόξαν	doxan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
an angel	ἄγγελος	angelos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
struck	ἐπάταξεν	epataxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3960 I strike
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he was	γενόμενος	genomenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
eaten by worms	σκωληκόβρωτος	skōlēkobrōtos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4662 eaten by worms
died	ἐξέψυξεν	exepsyxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1634 I breathe my last, die, expire

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 12:22 Acts 14:10–13 · Jude 1:16 · Revelation 13:4 · Daniel 6:7 · Psalm 12:2

Acts 12:23 Psalm 115:1 · Acts 10:25–26 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Acts 14:14–15 · 1 Samuel 25:38 · Daniel 4:30–37 · Daniel 5:18–24 · Ezekiel 28:2 · Isaiah 37:23 · 2 Samuel 24:16–17 · Isaiah 51:8 · Isaiah 66:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.