Acts 12
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Acts 12:1-5

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΚατ᾽Kat᾽G2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935laidἐπέβαλενepebalenG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on someτιναςtinasG5100whoG3588belongedἀπὸapoG575to the churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577in order to mistreatκακῶσαίkakōsaiG2559them.
2And hehad JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491putG337to deathG337with a swordμαχαίρῃ.machairēG3162.
3When he sawG3708that itpleasedἀρεστόνarestonG701the JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to arrestσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074alsoκαὶkaiG2532.NowG1161it was duringthe daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of Unleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106Bread.
4When he had seizedπιάσαςpiasasG4084him, he putἔθετοethetoG5087him in prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,deliveringπαραδοὺςparadousG3860him to fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064squadsτετραδίοιςtetradioisG5069of soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757to guardφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442him, intendingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014afterμετὰmetaG3326the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957to bringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321him out before the peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.
5SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was keptἐτηρεῖτοetēreitoG5083in the prisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438,but prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335for him was beingG1096madeG1096ferventlyἐκτενῶςektenōsG1619by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577to GodθεὸνtheonG2316.
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