King James Version

Acts 12:6

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to bring forth” (προαγαγεῖν) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to bring forth” (προάγειν) before the here.

Ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἤμελλενēmellenwouldμέλλω (mellō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “would”, an ongoing action in the pastG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.wouldπροαγαγεῖνproagageinto have broughtπροάγω (proagō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have brought”, a single actionG4254(a) trans: I lead forth; in the judicial sense, into court, (b) intrans. and trans: I precede, go before, (c) intrans: I go too far.have broughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὁhotheὁarticle, 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.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νυκτὶnuktinightνύξ (nux)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “night”, the to- or for-formG3571the night, night-time.nightἐκείνῃekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “that”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".κοιμώμενοςkoimōmenossleepingκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “sleeping”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.sleepingμεταξὺmetaxubetweenμεταξύpreposition — “between”G3342meanwhile, afterwards, between.This verse uses “between”.betweenδύοduotwoδύοadjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “two”, the of-formG1417two.twoστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnsoldiersστρατιώτης (stratiōtēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “soldiers”, the of-formG4757a soldier.soldiersδεδεμένοςdedemenosboundδέω (deō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “bound”, a completed action with a present resultG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.boundἁλύσεσινhalusesinchainsἅλυσις (halusis)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “chains”, the to- or for-formG254a (light) chain, bond.chainsδυσίνdusintwoδύο (duo)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “two”, the to- or for-formG1417two.φύλακέςphulakeskeepersφύλαξ (phulax)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “keepers”, the subject formG5441a guard, keeper, sentinel.the keepersτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.πρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θύραςthurasdoorθύρα (thura)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “door”, the of-formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.the doorἐτήρουνetērounkeptτηρέω (tēreō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “kept”, an ongoing action in the pastG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.keptτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φυλακήνphulakēnprisonφυλακή (phulakē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “prison”, the object formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.This verse uses “prison”.the prison

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

προάγεινproageinto have broughtπροάγω (proagō)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to have brought”, a single actionG4254(a) trans: I lead forth; in the judicial sense, into court, (b) intrans. and trans: I precede, go before, (c) intrans: I go too far.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

Young’s Literal Translation

and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,

World English Bible

The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

Darby Translation

And when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison.

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