King James Version
Acts 12:2
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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ἀνεῖλενaneilenhe killedἀναιρέω (anaireō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he killed”, a single actionG337I take up, take away the life of, make an end of, murder.he killedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἸάκωβονiakōbonJamesἸάκωβος (iakōbos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “James”, the object 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.Jamesτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.the brotherἸωάννουiōannouof JohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.of Johnμαχαίρῃmachairēwith the swordμάχαιρα (machaira)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “with the sword”, the to- or for-formG3162a sword.with the sword
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Young’s Literal Translation
and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
World English Bible
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Darby Translation
and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Douay-Rheims
And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
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