Acts 12:19
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.”
εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
ἐπιζητέω
having sought after
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ἐπιζητέω
to search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave
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Ἰουδαία
Judea
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Ἰουδαία
the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine
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κατέρχομαι
having gone down
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κατέρχομαι
to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively)
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Καισάρεια
Caesarea
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Καισάρεια
Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine
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Ἡρώδης
Herod
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Ἡρώδης
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
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κελεύω
he commanded them
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κελεύω
"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order
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διατρίβω
he was staying there.
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διατρίβω
to wear through (time), i.e. remain
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φύλαξ
guards
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φύλαξ
a watcher or sentry
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