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Acts 12:21

And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

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τακτῇtaktēupon a setτακτός (taktos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “upon a set”, the to- or for-formG5002appointed, arranged, fixed.upon a setδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἩρῴδηςhērōdēsHerodἩρῴδηςnoun, 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.Herodἐνδυσάμενοςendusamenosarrayedἐνδύω (enduō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “arrayed”, a single actionG1746I put on, clothe (another).arrayedἐσθῆταesthētaapparelἐσθής (esthēs)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “apparel”, the object formG2066clothing, raiment, vestment, robe.apparelβασιλικὴνbasilikēnroyalβασιλικός (basilikos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “royal”, the object formG937connected with a king, royal, regal, (a) an officer in the service of the king, (b) the king's country.This verse uses “royal”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαθίσαςkathisasto seatκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to seat”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βήματοςbēmatosjudgement seatβῆμα (bēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “judgement seat”, the of-formG968an elevated place ascended by steps, a throne, tribunal.ἐδημηγόρειedēmēgoreimade an orationδημηγορέω (dēmēgoreō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “made an oration”, an ongoing action in the pastG1215I make a public speech, address a multitude.made an orationπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

World English Bible

On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

Darby Translation

And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat [of honour], Herod made a public oration to them.

Douay-Rheims

And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat, and made an oration to them.

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