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Andδὲon an appointedτακτῇdayἡμέρᾳHerod,ὁ Ἡρῴδηςhaving put onἐνδυσάμενοςroyalβασιλικὴνclothingἐσθῆταandκαὶtaking his seatκαθίσαςonἐπὶthe tribunal,τοῦ βήματοςwas delivering a public addressἐδημηγόρειtoπρὸςthem.αὐτούς
Acts 12:21
Study it in the app“And on an appointed day Herod, having put on royal clothing and taking his seat on the tribunal, was delivering a public address to them.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:21, word by word
- on an appointedτακτῇtaktēi
appointed, fixed
Appointed, fixed beforehand.
Where else “taktēi” appears- dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- HerodἩρῴδηςHērōidēs
Herod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidēs” appears- having put onἐνδυσάμενοςendysamenos
put on
To cover the body with a garment, or to have it on.
Where else “endysamenos” appears- royalβασιλικὴνbasilikēn
royal
Belonging to a monarch.
Where else “basilikēn” appears- clothingἐσθῆταesthēta
clothing
Clothing, robe.
Where else “esthēta” appears- taking his seatκαθίσαςkathisas
sit down
To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.
Where else “kathisas” appears- the tribunalβήματοςbēmatos
judgment seat
The seat where the judge sits.
Where else “bēmatos” appears- was delivering a public addressἐδημηγόρειedēmēgorei
make a speech
Make a public speech before an assembly.
Where else “edēmēgorei” appears
Translation note
The historian Josephus also tells of the sudden death of Agrippa in Caesarea, in the year 44.
The context
20Now 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man.”
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?