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Acts 12:7

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐπέστηepestēcame uponἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came upon”, a single actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.came uponκαὶkaihim, andκαίconjunction — “him, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.him, andφῶςphōsa lightφῶςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a light”, the subject formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.a lightἔλαμψενelampsenshinedλάμπω (lampō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shined”, a single actionG2989I shine, give light.shinedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκήματιoikēmatiprisonοἴκημα (oikēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “prison”, the to- or for-formG3612a prison cell.the prisonπατάξαςpataxashe smoteπατάσσω (patassō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he smote”, a single actionG3960I smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict.he smoteδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλευρὰνpleuranon the sideπλευρά (pleura)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “on the side”, the object formG4125the side of the body.on the sideτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτρουpetrouPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the of-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".ἤγειρενēgeirenand raisedἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and raised”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.and raisedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingἈνάσταanastaArise upἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Arise up”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.Arise upἐνenquicklyἐνpreposition — “quickly”G1722in, on, among.quicklyτάχειtacheiquicknessτάχος (tachos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “quickness”, the to- or for-formG5034quickness, speed; hastily, immediately.This verse uses “quickness”.καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐξέπεσανexepesanfell offἐκπίπτω (ekpiptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “fell off”, a single actionG1601I fall out, fall off, fall away; hence in nautical language: I fall off from the straight course; of flowers: I fade away, wither away; I fall from, lose, forfeit; I am cast ashore; I am fruitless.fell offαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁλύσειςhaluseischainἅλυσις (halusis)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “chain”, the subject formG254a (light) chain, bond.ἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρῶνcheirōnhis handsχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “his hands”, the of-formG5495a hand.his hands

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, 'Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off [his] hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.

Darby Translation

And lo, an angel of [the] Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.

Douay-Rheims

And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him: and a light shined in the room: and he striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands.

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