Acts 12
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Acts 12:19-23

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 koitōnosG1909G2846,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᾽ hōnG473G3739he did not giveἔδωκενedōkenG1325Godθεῷ,theōG2316the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,and he was eatenG4662by wormsG4662anddiedἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.
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