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Acts 12:14

And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπιγνοῦσαepignousawhen she knewἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “when she knew”, a single actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.when she knewτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.voiceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτρουpetrouPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the of-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χαρᾶςcharasjoyχαρά (chara)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “joy”, the of-formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἤνοιξενēnoixento openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to open”, a single actionG455I open.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πυλῶναpulōnagateπυλών (pulōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “gate”, the object formG4440a large gate; a gateway, porch, vestibule.the gateεἰσδραμοῦσαeisdramousato run inεἰστρέχω (eistrechō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to run in”, a single actionG1532I run in, run into.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀπήγγειλενapēngeilento announceἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to announce”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.This verse uses “announce”.ἑστάναιhestanaito standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτρονpetronPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the object formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".πρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πυλῶνοςpulōnosgateπυλών (pulōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “gate”, the of-formG4440a large gate; a gateway, porch, vestibule.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,

World English Bible

When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

Darby Translation

and having recognised the voice of Peter, through joy did not open the entry, but running in, reported that Peter was standing before the entry.

Douay-Rheims

And as soon as she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but running in she told that Peter stood before the gate.

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