Acts 12:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.”
ἐπιβάλλω
to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to
ἐκκλησία
church.
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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χείρ
hands
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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καιρός
time
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καιρός
A season, an appointed time. In due season we shall reap if we do not give up. God has appointed the right time for everything in your life.
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ἐκεῖνος
that very
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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Ἡρώδης
Herod
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Ἡρώδης
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
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κακόω
to mistreat
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κακόω
to injure; figuratively, to exasperate
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τὶς
some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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