Acts

Acts 12:5

⁵So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
was kept	ἐτηρεῖτο	etēreito	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G5083 I keep, guard, observe
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
prison	φυλακῇ	phylakē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίας	ekklēsias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
fervently	ἐκτενῶς	ektenōs	Adverb	G1619 earnestly, strenuously
praying	προσευχὴ	proseuchē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4335 prayer, a place for prayer
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
God	Θεὸν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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