King James Version

Acts 12:15

And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὴνautēnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).ΜαίνῃmainēThou art madμαίνομαι (mainomai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “Thou art mad”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3105I am raving mad, speak as a madman.Thou art madἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butδιϊσχυρίζετοdiischurizetoshe constantly affirmedδιϊσχυρίζομαι (diischurizomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “she constantly affirmed”, an ongoing action in the pastG1340I assert emphatically, lean upon.she constantly affirmedοὕτωςhoutōseven soοὕτω(ς)adverb — “even so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.even soἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Thenἔλεγονelegonsaid theyλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “said they”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.said theyὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελόςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'

World English Bible

They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

Darby Translation

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

Douay-Rheims

But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies