Acts

Acts 12:23

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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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ImmediatelyΠαραχρῆμαParachrēmaAdverbG3916 instantly, immediately
becauseἀνθ’anth’PrepositionG473 instead of, for
did not giveἔδωκενedōkenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
gloryδόξανdoxanNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
to GodΘεῷTheōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
an angelἄγγελοςangelosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG32 an angel, messenger
ofΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
struckἐπάταξενepataxenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3960 I strike
himαὐτὸνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
he wasγενόμενοςgenomenosVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
eaten by wormsσκωληκόβρωτοςskōlēkobrōtosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG4662 eaten by worms
diedἐξέψυξενexepsyxenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1634 I breathe my last, die, expire

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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.