Acts 12:17
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.”
τόπος
a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas G5561 (χώρα) is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard
φυλακή
prison;
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φυλακή
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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χείρ
hand
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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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οὗτος
these things.
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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πῶς
how
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πῶς
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
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πορεύομαι
he went
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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τέ
then;
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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σιγάω
to be silent,
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σιγάω
to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)
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Ἰάκωβος
to James
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Ἰάκωβος
Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
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κατασείω
Having made a sign
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κατασείω
to sway downward, i.e. make a signal
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ἐξέρχομαι
having gone out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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ἕτερος
another
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ἕτερος
(an-, the) other or different
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διηγέομαι
he related
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διηγέομαι
to relate fully
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ἐξάγω
had brought
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ἐξάγω
to lead forth
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