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Andδὲwhen heαὐτοῦknocked atκρούσαντοςthe doorτὴν θύρανof the gateway,τοῦ πυλῶνοςa servant girlπαιδίσκηnamedὀνόματιRhodaῬόδηcameπροσῆλθεto answer.ὑπακοῦσαι
Acts 12:13
Study it in the app“And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:13, word by word
- knocked atκρούσαντοςkrousantos
knock
Knock, strike at a door.
Where else “krousantos” appears- the doorθύρανthyran
door
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyran” appears- of the gatewayπυλῶνοςpylōnos
gateway
The gateway that leads from the street into the courtyard of a large house.
Where else “pylōnos” appears- a servant girlπαιδίσκηpaidiskē
servant girl
Servant girl, young female slave.
Where else “paidiskē” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- RhodaῬόδηRhodē
Rhoda
Rhoda, "Rose", a servant girl in the house of Mary.
Where else “Rhodē” appears- cameπροσῆλθεprosēlthe
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “prosēlthe” appears- to answerὑπακοῦσαιhypakousai
answer
To go and open the door.
Where else “hypakousai” appears
The context
12And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.
13 · This verse (above)
14And recognizing Peter’s voice, for joy she did not open the gateway, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.
To study Acts 12 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Peter in prison, and what was the assembly doing in the meantime? (vv. 5-12)
2. What it means
When Rhoda announces that Peter is at the door, they do not believe her (vv. 13-16). What does this show about those who were praying?
3. How I live it
The believers prayed earnestly (v. 5). For whom or what could you pray steadily, even without seeing an answer soon?