New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 12:18-23

18NowδὲdeG1161when dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250cameΓενομένηςGenomenēsG1096,there was noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017amongἐνenG1722the soldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtaisG4757as towhatτίtiG5101could have becomeἐγένετο.egenetoG1096of PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074.

19When HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had searchedἐπιζητήσαςepizētēsasG1934for him and had not foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him, he examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that theybe ledG520awayἀπαχθῆναι,apachthēnaiG520to execution.ThenδὲdeG1161he wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718from JudeaG2453toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and was spendingG1304timeG1304there.

20NowG1161he was veryG2371angryG2371with the people ofTyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183and SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606;and with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661they cameπαρῆσανparēsanG3918to him, and having wonG3982overG3982BlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986the king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG935chamberlainἐπὶ κοιτῶνοςepi koitōnosG1909 G2846,they were askingᾐτοῦντοētountoG154for peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becauseδιὰdiaG1223their countryχώρανchōranG5561was fedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG5142by the king’sβασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsG937country.

21On an appointedΤακτῇTaktēaG5002dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,having putἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosG1746on his royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,tookG2523his seatG2523on therostrumβήματοςbēmatosG968and begandeliveringG1215an addressG1215to them.

22The peopleδῆμοςdēmosG1218kept cryingἐπεφώνει·epephōneiG2019out, “The voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of a godθεοῦtheouG2316and not of a manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444!”

23And immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962struckἐπάταξενepataxenG3960him becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473 G3739he did not giveἔδωκενedōkenG1325Godθεῷ,theōG2316the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,and he was eatenG4662by wormsG4662anddiedἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.

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