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Acts 12:13

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he” (αὐτοῦ) before [at] the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Peter” (Πέτρου) before [at] the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the” (τοῦ) before gate here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

κρούσαντοςkrousantosknocked atκρούω (krouō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “knocked at”, a single actionG2925I knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance.knocked atδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θύρανthurandoorθύρα (thura)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “door”, the object formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.the doorτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πυλῶνοςpulōnosof the gateπυλών (pulōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the gate”, the of-formG4440a large gate; a gateway, porch, vestibule.of the gateπροσῆλθεprosēlthecameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameπαιδίσκηpaidiskēmaidservantπαιδίσκηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “maidservant”, the subject formG3814a female slave, maidservant, maid, young girl.This verse uses “maidservant”.ὑπακοῦσαιhupakousaito hearkenὑπακούω (hupakouō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to hearken”, a single actionG5219I listen, hearken to, obey, answer.to hearkenὀνόματιonomatinamedὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “named”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.namedῬόδηrhodēRhodaῬόδηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Rhoda”, the subject formG4498Rhoda, a maidservant in the house of John Mark's mother at Jerusalem.Rhoda

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Πέτρουpetrouas PeterΠέτρος (petros)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “as Peter”, the of-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

World English Bible

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

Darby Translation

And when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;

Douay-Rheims

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, whose name was Rhode.

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