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Acts 12:19-23

19When HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264had searchedG1934forG1934him and had not foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him, he examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that theybe ledG520awayἀπαχθῆναι,apachthēnaiG520to execution.ThenδὲdeG1161he wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718from JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and was spendingG1304timeG1304there.
20NowG1161he was veryG2371angryG2371with the people ofTyreΤυρίοιςTurioisG5183and SidonΣιδωνίοις·SidōnioisG4606;and with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661they cameπαρῆσανparēsanG3918to him, and having wonG3982overG3982BlastusΒλάστονBlastonG986the king’sβασιλέωςbasileōsG935chamberlainἐπὶ κοιτῶνοςepi koitōnosG1909G2846,they were askingᾐτοῦντοētountoG154for peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,becauseδιὰdiaG1223their countryχώρανchōranG5561was supportedτρέφεσθαιtrephesthaiG5142with grainfrom the king’sβασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsG937country.
21On an appointedΤακτῇTaktēaG5002dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,after puttingἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosG1746onG1746his royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēnG937apparelἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264tookG2523his seatG2523on therostrumβήματοςbēmatosG968and begandeliveringG1215anG1215addressG1215to them.
22The peopleδῆμοςdēmosG1218repeatedlycriedἐπεφώνει·epephōneiG2019outG2019, “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 eatenG4662byG4662wormsG4662anddiedἐξέψυξεν.¶exepsuxenG1634.
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