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AndκαὶrecognizingἐπιγνοῦσαPeter’sτοῦ Πέτρουvoice,τὴν φωνὴνforἀπὸjoyτῆς χαρᾶςshe did notοὐκopenἤνοιξενthe gateway,τὸν πυλῶναbutδὲran inεἰσδραμοῦσαand reportedἀπήγγειλενthat Peterτὸν Πέτρονwas standingἑστάναιbeforeπρὸthe gateway.τοῦ πυλῶνος
Acts 12:14
Study it in the app“And recognizing Peter’s voice, for joy she did not open the gateway, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:14, word by word
- recognizingἐπιγνοῦσαepignousa
recognize
To realize who someone is.
Where else “epignousa” appears- Peter’sΠέτρουPetrou
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petrou” appears- voiceφωνὴνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears- joyχαρᾶςcharas
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charas” appears- openἤνοιξενēnoixen
open
Open.
Where else “ēnoixen” appears- the gatewayπυλῶναpylōna
gateway
The gateway that leads from the street into the courtyard of a large house.
Where else “pylōna” appears- ran inεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousa
run in
Run in.
Where else “eisdramousa” appears- and reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilen
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apēngeilen” appears- was standingἑστάναιhestanai
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestanai” appears
The context
13And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 · This verse (above)
15But they said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so. And they were saying, “It is his angel.”
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?