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Acts 12

Acts 12:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
Herod
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Herodes (Greek #2264)
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
KJV usage: Herod.
Pronounce: hay-ro'-dace
Origin: compound of ἥρως (a "hero") and 1491
βwas
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
highly displeased
thumomacheo (Greek #2371)
to be in a furious fight, i.e. (figuratively) to be exasperated
KJV usage: be highly displeased.
Pronounce: thoo-mom-akh-eh'-o
Origin: from a presumed compound of 2372 and 3164
with them of Tyre
Turios (Greek #5183)
a Tyrian, i.e. inhabitant of Tyrus
KJV usage: of Tyre.
Pronounce: too'-ree-os
Origin: from 5184
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
Sidon
Sidonios (Greek #4606)
a Sidonian, i.e. inhabitant of Sidon
KJV usage: of Sidon.
Pronounce: sid-o'-nee-os
Origin: from 4605
: but
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
they came
pareimi (Greek #3918)
to be near, i.e. at hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural) property
KJV usage: come, X have, be here, + lack, (be here) present.
Pronounce: par'-i-mee
Origin: from 3844 and 1510 (including its various forms)
with one accord
homothumadon (Greek #3661)
unanimously
KJV usage: with one accord (mind).
Pronounce: hom-oth-oo-mad-on'
Origin: adverb from a compound of the base of 3674 and 2372
to
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
, having made
peitho (Greek #3982)
to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty)
KJV usage: agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
Pronounce: pi'-tho
Origin: a primary verb
Blastus
Blastos (Greek #986)
Blastus, an officer of Herod Agrippa
KJV usage: Blastus.
Pronounce: blas'-tos
Origin: perhaps the same as the base of 985
γthe king’s
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
basileus (Greek #935)
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
KJV usage: king.
Pronounce: bas-il-yooce'
Origin: probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power)
chamberlain
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
koiton (Greek #2846)
a bedroom
KJV usage: + chamberlain.
Pronounce: koy-tone'
Origin: from 2845
their friend
peitho (Greek #3982)
to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty)
KJV usage: agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
Pronounce: pi'-tho
Origin: a primary verb
, desired
aiteo (Greek #154)
to ask (in genitive case)
KJV usage: ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare 4441.
Pronounce: ahee-teh'-o
Origin: of uncertain derivation
peace
eirene (Greek #1515)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
KJV usage: one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.
Pronounce: i-ray'-nay
Origin: probably from a primary verb εἴρω (to join)
; because
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
their
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
d country
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
chora (Greek #5561)
room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)
KJV usage: coast, county, fields, ground, land, region. Compare 5117.
Pronounce: kho'-rah
Origin: feminine of a derivative of the base of 5490 through the idea of empty expanse
was nourished
trepho (Greek #5142)
properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear)
KJV usage: bring up, feed, nourish.
Pronounce: tref'-o
Origin: a primary verb (properly, τρέφω; but perhaps strengthened from the base of 5157 through the idea of convolution)
by
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
the king’s
basilikos (Greek #937)
regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent
KJV usage: king's, nobleman, royal.
Pronounce: bas-il-ee-kos'
Origin: from 935
country.
β
or, bare an hostile mind, intending war.
γ
that was over the king's bedchamber.
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Ezek. 27:17• 17Judah and the land of Israel were thy traffickers: they bartered with thee wheat of Minnith, and sweet cakes, and honey, and oil, and balm. (Ezek. 27:17)

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Blastus,
Chamberlain,
Family of Herod,
King,
Peace,
Sidon; Sidonians,
Tyre; Tyrus

Cross References

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was highly displeased.
or, bare an hostile mind intendingwar.
Tyre.
Gen. 10:15,19• 15--And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
 19And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha. (Gen. 10:15,19)
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Josh. 19:29• 29and the border turned to Ramah, and as far as the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and ended at the sea by the tract of country of Achzib; (Josh. 19:29)
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Isa. 23:1‑4• 1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, none entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
 2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.
 3And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.
 4Be thou ashamed, Sidon, for the sea hath spoken, the strength of the sea, saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men nor brought up virgins. (Isa. 23:1‑4)
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Matt. 11:21‑22• 21Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you, had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented in sackcloth and ashes.
 22But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in judgment-day than for you. (Matt. 11:21‑22)
but.
Prov. 17:14• 14The beginning of contention is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement. (Prov. 17:14)
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Prov. 20:18• 18Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war. (Prov. 20:18)
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Prov. 25:8• 8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. (Prov. 25:8)
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Eccl. 10:4• 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for quietness pacifieth great offences. (Eccl. 10:4)
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Isa. 27:4‑5• 4Fury is not in me. Oh that I had briars and thorns in battle against me! I would march against them, I would burn them together.
 5Or let him take hold of my strength; let him make peace with me: yea, let him make peace with me. (Isa. 27:4‑5)
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Luke 14:31‑32• 31Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?
 32and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace. (Luke 14:31‑32)
the king's chamberlain.
Gr. that was over the king'sbed-chamber.
because.
1 Kings 5:9‑11• 9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will convey them by sea in rafts to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them. And thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household.
 10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and cypress-trees according to all his desire.
 11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. (1 Kings 5:9‑11)
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2 Chron. 2:10,15• 10And behold, I will give to thy servants the hewers that fell timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
 15And now the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants. (2 Chron. 2:10,15)
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Ezra 3:7• 7And they gave money to the masons and to the carpenters; and meat and drink and oil to the Zidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. (Ezra 3:7)
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Ezek. 27:17• 17Judah and the land of Israel were thy traffickers: they bartered with thee wheat of Minnith, and sweet cakes, and honey, and oil, and balm. (Ezek. 27:17)
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Hos. 2:8‑9• 8And she did not know that I had given her the corn and the new wine and the oil, and had multiplied to her the silver and gold, which they employed for Baal.
 9Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my new wine in its season, and will withdraw my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness. (Hos. 2:8‑9)
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Amos 4:6‑9• 6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet ye have not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
 7And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece of land was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
 8And two, three, cities wandered unto one city, to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
 9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew; the palmer-worm hath devoured the multitude of your gardens, and your vineyards, and your fig-trees and your olive-trees: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. (Amos 4:6‑9)
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Hag. 1:8‑11• 8Go up to the mountain and bring wood, and build the house, and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.
 9Ye looked for much, and behold it was little; and when ye brought it home, I blew upon it. Wherefore? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, whilst ye run every man to his own house.
 10Therefore over you the heavens withhold their dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit.
 11And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon man, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands. (Hag. 1:8‑11)
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Hag. 2:16‑17• 16--before those days were, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the vat to draw out fifty press-measures, there were but twenty.
 17I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; and ye turned not to me, saith Jehovah. (Hag. 2:16‑17)
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Luke 16:8• 8And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light. (Luke 16:8)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he was in bitter hostility with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and, having gained Blastus the king’s chamberlain, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king’s.

W. Kelly Translation

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And hea was at bitter enmity with them of Tyre and Sidon; but with one consent they came to him, and having won over Blastus the chamberlain of the king, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king’s.

WK Translation Notes

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"Herod" is added in T. R.