Greek Interlinear
Acts 12:5 Interlinear
“ therefore Peter was kept in prison prayer but was without ceasing made of the church unto God for him”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 2 | μὲν | G3303 | properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.) | |
| 3 | οὖν | G3767 | therefore | (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly |
| 4 | Πέτρος | G4074 | Peter | a (piece of) rock (larger than g3037); as a name, petrus, an apostle |
| 5 | ἐτηρεῖτο | G5083 | was kept | to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from g5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from g2892 |
| 6 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 7 | τῇ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | φυλακῇ· | 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 |
| 9 | προσευχὴ | G4335 | prayer | prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel) |
| 10 | δὲ | G1161 | but | but, and, etc |
| 11 | ἦν | G2258 | was | i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) |
| 12 | ἐκτενής | G1618 | without ceasing | intent |
| 13 | γινομένη | G1096 | made | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 14 | ὑπὸ | G5259 | of | under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither ( |
| 15 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | ἐκκλησίας | G1577 | the church | a calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth |
| 17 | πρὸς | G4314 | unto | 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, |
| 18 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 19 | θεὸν | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 20 | ὑπὲρ | G5228 | for | "over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super |
| 21 | αὐτοῦ | 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 |
Verse Context
Acts 12:4 And when he had apprehended him he put him in prison...
Acts 12:5 (current) therefore Peter was kept in prison prayer but was without ceasing made of the church unto God for him
Acts 12:6when And would him forth ...