King James Version

Acts 12:10

When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “opened” (ἠνοίγη) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was opened” (ἠνοίχθη) before them here.

διελθόντεςdielthontesthey were pastδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they were past”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).they were pastδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρώτηνprōtēnfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstφυλακὴνphulakēnwardφυλακή (phulakē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ward”, the object formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.wardκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδευτέρανdeuteransecondlyδεύτερος (deuteros)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “secondly”, the object formG1208second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time.ἦλθανēlthanto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πύληνpulēngateπύλη (pulē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “gate”, the object formG4439a gate.This verse uses “gate”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σιδηρᾶνsidēranironσιδηροῦς (sidērous)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “iron”, the object formG4603made of iron.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φέρουσανpherousanto bearφέρω (pherō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.ἥτιςhētiswhoὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “who”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.αὐτομάτηautomatēby itselfαὐτόματος (automatos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “by itself”, the subject formG844of its own accord.ἠνοίγηēnoigēto openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to open”, a single actionG455I open.αὐτοῖςautoishimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξελθόντεςexelthontesto go outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to go out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.This verse uses “go out”.προῆλθονproēlthonto go beforeπροέρχομαι (proerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to go before”, a single actionG4281I go forward, go on, advance; I go before, precede.This verse uses “go before”.ῥύμηνrhumēnlaneῥύμη (rhumē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “lane”, the object formG4505a narrow street or lane in a town or city.This verse uses “lane”.μίανmianoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG1520one.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εὐθέωςeutheōsimmediatelyεὐθέωςadverb — “immediately”G2112immediately, soon, at once.This verse uses “immediately”.ἀπέστηapestēto leaveἀφίσταμαι (aphistamai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to leave”, a single actionG868I make to stand away, draw away, repel, take up a position away from, withdraw from, leave, abstain from.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.ἀπ’apaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἠνοίχθηēnoichthēopenedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, second aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “opened”, a single actionG455I open.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

Darby Translation

And having passed through a first and second guard, they came to the iron gate which leads into the city, which opened to them of itself; and going forth they went down one street, and immediately the angel left him.

Douay-Rheims

And passing through the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which of itself opened to them. And going out, they passed on through one street: and immediately the angel departed from him.

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