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Acts 12:1-6

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΚατ᾽Kat᾽G2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935laidG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onG1911someτιναςtinasG5100whoG3588belongedἀπὸapoG575to the churchἐκκλησίας.ekklēsiasG1577,to doG2559them harmG2559.
2And hehad JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491executedἀνεῖλενaneilenG337with a swordμαχαίρῃ.machairēG3162.
3When he sawG3708that itpleasedἀρεστόνarestonG701the JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to arrestσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074asG2532wellG2532. (NowG1161these werethe daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of Unleavenedἀζύμων,azumōnG106BreadG106.)
4When he had arrestedπιάσαςpiasasG4084him, he putἔθετοethetoG5087him in prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,turningG3860him overG3860to fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064squadsτετραδίοιςtetradioisG5069of soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757to guardφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442him, intendingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014onlyafterμετὰmetaG3326the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957to bringἀναγαγεῖνanagageinG321him before the peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.
5SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was keptἐτηρεῖτοetēreitoG5083in the prisonφυλακῇ·phulakēaG5438,but prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335for him was beingG1096madeG1096to GodθεὸνtheonG2316intenselyἐκτενῶςektenōsG1619by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.
6Onthe veryἐκείνῃekeinēG1565nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571whenὅτεhoteG3753HerodἩρῴδης,HērōdēsG2264wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254him forwardG4254,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was sleepingκοιμώμενοςkoimōmenosG2837betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342twoδύοduoG1417soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with twoδυσίν,dusinG1417chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254,and guardsφύλακέςphulakesG5441in frontπρὸproG4253of the doorθύραςthurasG2374were watchingG5083overG5083the prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.
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