Study it in the app“Now he was furious with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and with one mind they came to him, and having won over Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.”
Nowδὲhe wasἮνfuriousθυμομαχῶνwith the people of TyreΤυρίοιςandκαὶSidon;Σιδωνίοιςandδὲwith one mindὁμοθυμαδὸνthey cameπαρῆσανtoπρὸςhim,αὐτόνandκαὶhaving won overπείσαντεςBlastus,Βλάστονthe king’sτοῦ βασιλέωςchamberlain,τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνοςthey were asking forᾐτοῦντοpeace,εἰρήνηνbecauseδιὰ τὸtheirαὐτῶνcountryτὴν χώρανwas fedτρέφεσθαιfromἀπὸthe king’s country.τῆς βασιλικῆς
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “Ēn” appearsbe very angry
Be very angry with someone, be in a fierce quarrel.
Where else “thymomachōn” appearsTyrian
Tyrian: a person from Tyre, a city on the coast of Phoenicia.
Where else “Tyriois” appearsSidonian
Sidonian, of Sidon; the region of that city.
Where else “Sidōniois” appearswith one accord
With one accord, all with the same mind; also together.
Where else “homothymadon” appearshave come
To come to a place and be there now.
Where else “parēsan” appearspersuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “peisantes” appearsBlastus
Blastus, chamberlain of King Herod Agrippa.
Where else “Blaston” appearsking
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileōs” appearschamberlain, bedroom
Bedroom; "the one over the bedroom", a chamberlain of a king.
Where else “koitōnos” appearsask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “ēitounto” appearspeace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēn” appearsregion
A region, a country.
Where else “chōran” appearsfeed
To provide food, keep alive; also rear or make plump.
Where else “trephesthai” appearsroyal
Belonging to a monarch.
Where else “basilikēs” appears19And Herod, after searching for him and not finding him, examined the guards and ordered them to be led away; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.
20 · This verse (above)
21And on an appointed day Herod, having put on royal clothing and taking his seat on the tribunal, was delivering a public address to them.
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?
