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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1G3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
2μὲνG3303properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.)
3οὖνG3767therefore(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
4ΠέτροςG4074Petera (piece of) rock (larger than g3037); as a name, petrus, an apostle
5ἐτηρεῖτοG5083was keptto 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
6ἐνG1722in"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
7τῇG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8φυλακῇ·G5438prisona guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or nigh
9προσευχὴG4335prayerprayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
10δὲG1161butbut, and, etc
11ἦνG2258wasi (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
12ἐκτενήςG1618without ceasingintent
13γινομένηG1096madeto cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
14ὑπὸG5259ofunder, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (
15τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
16ἐκκλησίαςG1577the churcha calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth
17πρὸςG4314untoa 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,
18τὸνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
19θεὸνG2316Goda deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
20ὑπὲρG5228for"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
21αὐτοῦG846himthe 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 ...

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