Greek Interlinear
Acts 12:4 Interlinear
“ And when he had apprehended him he put him in prison and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him intending after Easter forth him to the people”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὃν | G3739 | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | |
| 2 | καὶ | G2532 | And | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 3 | πιάσας | G4084 | when he had apprehended | to squeeze, i.e., seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture)) |
| 4 | ἔθετο | G5087 | him he put | to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from g2476, which pr |
| 5 | εἰς | G1519 | him in | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 6 | φυλακήν | G5438 | prison | a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or nigh |
| 7 | παραδοὺς | G3860 | and delivered | to surrender, i.e yield up, entrust, transmit |
| 8 | τέσσαρσιν | G5064 | him to four | four |
| 9 | τετραδίοις | G5069 | quaternions | a quaternion or squad (picket) of four roman soldiers |
| 10 | στρατιωτῶν | G4757 | of soldiers | a camper-out, i.e., a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively) |
| 11 | φυλάσσειν | G5442 | to keep | to watch, i.e., be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid |
| 12 | αὐτὸν | G846 | him | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 13 | βουλόμενος | G1014 | intending | to "will," i.e., (reflexively) be willing |
| 14 | μετὰ | G3326 | after | properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) |
| 15 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | πάσχα | G3957 | Easter | the passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it) |
| 17 | ἀναγαγεῖν | G321 | forth | to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away |
| 18 | αὐτὸν | G846 | him | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 19 | τῷ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 20 | λαῷ | G2992 | to the people | a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace) |
Verse Context
Acts 12:3And because he saw it pleased ...
Acts 12:4 (current) And when he had apprehended him he put him in prison and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him intending after Easter forth him to the people
Acts 12:5 therefore Peter was kept in...