Acts

Acts 12:6

⁶On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
night	νυκτὶ	nykti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3571 the night, night-time
Herod	Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2264 Herod
was	ἤμελλεν	ēmellen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3195 I am about to
to bring him	προαγαγεῖν	proagagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4254 I lead forth, go before
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
sleeping	κοιμώμενος	koimōmenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2837 I fall asleep, am asleep
between	μεταξὺ	metaxy	Preposition	G3342 meanwhile, afterwards, between
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1417 two
soldiers	στρατιωτῶν	stratiōtōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4757 a soldier
bound	δεδεμένος	dedemenos	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1210 I bind
with two	δυσίν	dysin	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G1417 two
chains	ἁλύσεσιν	halysesin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G254 a light chain
with	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
sentries	φύλακές	phylakes	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5441 a guard, keeper, sentinel
standing guard	ἐτήρουν	etēroun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5083 I keep, guard, observe
at	πρὸ	pro	Preposition	G4253 before
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
entrance	θύρας	thyras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2374 a door, opportunity
to the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
prison	φυλακήν	phylakēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment

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Hebrews 13:6 · Acts 21:33 · Ephesians 6:20 · 2 Timothy 1:16 · 1 Samuel 23:26–27 · Philippians 4:6–7

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