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Andδὲimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαan angelἄγγελοςof the Lordκυρίουstruckἐπάταξενhim,αὐτὸνbecauseἀνθ’ ὧνhe did notοὐκgiveἔδωκενthe gloryτὴν δόξανto God;τῷ θεῷandκαὶbecomingγενόμενοςeaten by worms,σκωληκόβρωτοςhe breathed his last.ἐξέψυξεν
Acts 12:23
Study it in the app“And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God; and becoming eaten by worms, he breathed his last.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:23, word by word
- immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma
immediately
Immediately, at that very moment, on the spot.
Where else “parachrēma” appears- an angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- struckἐπάταξενepataxen
strike
Strike, hit; strike down.
Where else “epataxen” appears- becauseἀνθ’anth
because
Because, therefore.
Where else “anth” appears- giveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- the gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- becomingγενόμενοςgenomenos
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenos” appears- eaten by wormsσκωληκόβρωτοςskōlēkobrōtos
eaten by worms
Eaten by worms.
Where else “skōlēkobrōtos” appears- he breathed his lastἐξέψυξενexepsyxen
breathe one's last
Breathe one's last, die.
Where else “exepsyxen” appears
The context
22And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man.”
23 · This verse (above)
24But the word of God kept growing and multiplying.
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?