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Acts 12:17

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “then” (τε·) before do report here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δέ) before do report here.

κατασείσαςkataseisashe, beckoningκατασείω (kataseiō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he, beckoning”, a single actionG2678I shake (the hand) up and down, wave; intrans: I beckon for silence.he, beckoningδὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρὶcheirihandχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.σιγᾶνsiganbe silentσιγάω (sigaō)verb, present active infinitive — “be silent”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4601intrans: I am silent, keep silence; trans: I keep secret; pass: I am kept secret.διηγήσατοdiēgēsatoto relate fullyδιηγέομαι (diēgeomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to relate fully”, a single actionG1334I relate in full, describe, narrate.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πῶςpōshow?!πῶςadverb — “how?!”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐξήγαγενexēgagento lead outἐξάγω (exagō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to lead out”, a single actionG1806I lead out, sometimes to death, execution.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φυλακῆςphulakēsprisonφυλακή (phulakē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “prison”, the of-formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.This verse uses “prison”.εἶπένeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).he saidτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ἈπαγγείλατεapangeilateGo shewἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Go shew”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.Go shewἸακώβῳiakōbōunto JamesἸάκωβος (iakōbos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto James”, the to- or for-formG2385James, (a) the Small, son of Alphaeus, and one of the Twelve, (b) half-brother of Jesus, (c) father (?) of Jude, (d) son of Zebedee, and brother of John, one of the Twelve, killed A.D. 44.unto Jamesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοῖςadelphoisto the brethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to the brethren”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.to the brethrenταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐξελθὼνexelthōnhe departedἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he departed”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.he departedἐπορεύθηeporeuthēand wentπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “and went”, a single actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.and wentεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoἕτερονheteronanotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “another”, the object formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.anotherτόπονtoponplaceτόπος (topos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “place”, the object formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.place

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δέdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, 'Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

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World English Bible

But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.

Darby Translation

And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related [to them] how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

Douay-Rheims

But he beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison, and he said: Tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.

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