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Acts 12:20

And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Herod” (ὁ Ἡρῴδης) before furiously angry here.

Ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butθυμομαχῶνthumomachōnto quarrelθυμομαχέω (thumomacheō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to quarrel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2371(lit: I fight desperately, hence) I am furiously angry with.ΤυρίοιςturioisTyrianΤύριος (turios)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “Tyrian”, the to- or for-formG5183a Tyrian, an inhabitant of Tyre.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣιδωνίοιςsidōnioisSidonianΣιδώνιος (sidōnios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “Sidonian”, the to- or for-formG4606Sidonian, inhabitant of Sidon.ὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonunitedὁμοθυμαδόνadverb — “united”G3661with one mind, unanimously, with one accord, at the same time.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.παρῆσανparēsanbe presentπάρειμι (pareimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “be present”, an ongoing action in the pastG3918I am present, am near; I have come, arrived.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτόνautontheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “their”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πείσαντεςpeisantesto persuadeπείθω (peithō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to persuade”, a single actionG3982I persuade, urge.This verse uses “persuade”.ΒλάστονblastonBlastusΒλάστος (blastos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Blastus”, the object formG986Blastus, chamberlain of King Herod Agrippa I.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κοιτῶνοςkoitōnosbedroomκοιτών (koitōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “bedroom”, the of-formG2846a bed-chamber.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέωςbasileōskingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “king”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ᾐτοῦντοētountoto askαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to ask”, an ongoing action in the pastG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.εἰρήνηνeirēnēnpeaceεἰρήνη (eirēnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the object formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τρέφεσθαιtrephesthaito was nourishedτρέφω (trephō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to was nourished”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5142I feed, nourish; I bring up, rear, provide for.was nourishedαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χώρανchōrancountryχώρα (chōra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “country”, the object formG5561(a) a country or region, (b) the land, as opposed to the sea, (c) the country, distinct from town, (d) plur: fields.ἀπὸapobyἀπόpreposition — “by”G575from, away from.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλικῆςbasilikēsking'sβασιλικός (basilikos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “king's”, the of-formG937connected with a king, royal, regal, (a) an officer in the service of the king, (b) the king's country.the king's

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἩρῴδηςhērōdēsHerodἩρώδηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Herod”, the subject formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who [is] over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

Darby Translation

And he was in bitter hostility with [the] Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and, having gained Blastus the king's chamberlain, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.

Douay-Rheims

And he was angry with the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they with one accord came to him, and having gained Blastus, who was the king’s chamberlain, they desired peace, because their countries were nourished by him.

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