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Andδὲwhen he sawἰδὼνthatὅτιit wasἐστινpleasingἀρεστόνto the Jews,τοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςhe proceededπροσέθετοto arrestσυλλαβεῖνPeterΠέτρονalsoκαὶ(andδὲthesewereἦσανthe daysἡμέραιof Unleavened Bread).τῶν ἀζύμων
Acts 12:3
Study it in the app“And when he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also (and these were the days of Unleavened Bread).”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 12:3, word by word
- when he sawἰδὼνidōn
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appears- it wasἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- pleasingἀρεστόνareston
pleasing
Pleasing, what pleases someone.
Where else “areston” appears- to the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- he proceededπροσέθετοprosetheto
do again
To do something again.
Where else “prosetheto” appears- to arrestσυλλαβεῖνsyllabein
arrest
To detain someone, or catch fish.
Where else “syllabein” appears- PeterΠέτρονPetron
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petron” appears- the daysἡμέραιhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- of Unleavened Bread)ἀζύμωνazymōn
unleavened
Without yeast. The "unleavened bread" is the festival of Passover week.
Where else “azymōn” appears
The context
2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 · This verse (above)
4When he had seized him, he also put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of four soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.
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?