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Butδὲtheyοἱsaidεἶπανtoπρὸςher,αὐτὴν“You are out of your mind.”ΜαίνῃButδὲsheἡkept insistingδιϊσχυρίζετοthat it wasἔχεινso.οὕτωςAndδὲtheyοἱwere saying,ἔλεγον“It isἐστινhis angel.”Ὁ ἄγγελός αὐτοῦ
Acts 12:15
Study it in the app“But 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.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:15, word by word
- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “You are out of your mindΜαίνῃMainēi
be insane
Be mad, rave, talk out of one's mind.
Where else “Mainēi” appears- kept insistingδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischyrizeto
insist
Insist firmly, maintain strongly.
Where else “diischyrizeto” appears- that it wasἔχεινechein
be in state
To be in some state: "those who were sick".
Where else “echein” appears- “It isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- his angelἄγγελόςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears
Translation note
It may reflect the belief that each person had an angel who accompanied them (compare Matthew 18:10).
The context
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.
15 · This verse (above)
16But Peter kept on knocking; and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.
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?