This chapter is. parenthesis, describing events in A.D. 14. ABOUT. Greek. _kata._ TIME. season. HEROD. Herod Agrippa I. App-109. STRETCHED FORTH HIS HANDS. put to his hands. Compare Luke 9:62, same phrase. VEX. maltreat. Greek. _kakoo._ See note on Acts 7:6. CERTAIN. Greek. _tis._ App-123. OF... [ Continue Reading ]
KILLED. Greek. _anaireo._ See note on Acts 2:23. JAMES. App-141. JOHN. App-141. The last historical reference to John. SWORD. Death by the sword was regarded by the Rabbis as particularly disgraceful.... [ Continue Reading ]
BECAUSE HE SAW. seeing. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. PLEASED. is pleasing to. See note on Acts 6:2, and Mark 15:15 (note). PROCEEDED FURTHER. added.. Hebraism. Greek. _prostithemi._ Compare Luke 20:11. TAKE. See note on Acts 1:16. UNLEAVENED BREAD. Literally the unleavened (things). Leaven in every... [ Continue Reading ]
APPREHENDED. arrested. Greek. _piazo._ See note on John 11:57. IN. into. Greek. _eis._ PRISON. ward. Greek. _pkulake._ QUATERNIONS. Greek. _tetradion,_. body of four. Only here. There were four soldiers to guard Peter for each of the four watches. The prisoner was chained to two and the other two... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE. then indeed. PRAYER. Greek. _proseuche._ App-134. WITHOUT CEASING. intense, Greek. _ektenes._ Occurs elsewhere only in 1 Peter 4:8. The comparative only in Luke 22:44, and the adverb in 1 Peter 1:22. The texts here read the adverb, _ektenos._ OF. by. Greek. _hupo._ App-104. FOR. in be... [ Continue Reading ]
WOULD HAVE BROUGHT. was about to bring. THE SAME. that. SLEEPING. Greek. _koimaomai._ App-171. KEEPERS. guards. See Acts 5:23. KEPT. were keeping.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Greek. _idou._ App-133. CAME UPON. stood over. LIGHT. Greek. _phos._ App-130. PRISON. Greek. _oikema,_ dwelling. Only here. The Revised Version reads "cell". That was Peter's dwelling-place. The angel of the Lord there. PETER ON THE SIDE. Peter's side. RAISED... UP. Greek. _egeiro._ App... [ Continue Reading ]
GIRD THYSELF. Greek. _perizonnumi._ Occurs elsewhere, Luke 12:35; Luke 12:37; Luke 17:8; Ephesians 6:14.Revelation 1:13; Revelation 15:6. Texts read _zonnumi,_ as in John 21:18. UNTO. to. GARMENT. Greek. _himation,_ the outer garment.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIM. The texts omit. WIST. knew. Greek. _oida._ App-132. TRUE. Greek. _alethes._ App-175. BY. through. Greek. _dia._ THOUGHT. was thinking. SAW. Greek. _blepo._ App-133. VISION. Greek. _horama,_ as in Acts 7:31.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, &C. Now, having passed through. WARD. prison. Greek. _phulake,_ as in verses: Acts 12:4; Acts 12:5; Acts 12:6; Acts 4:17. UNTO. upon. Greek. _epi._ OPENED. was opened. OF HIS OWN ACCORD. automatically. Greek. _automatos._ Elsewhere only in Mark 4:28. STREET. Greek. _rhume._ See note on Ac... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, &C. Peter, having come to be. TO HIMSELF. in (Greek. _en)_ himself, i.e. in his right senses. Compare "out of his senses", or "beside himself". KNOW. Greek. _oida,_ as in Acts 12:9. OF. SURETY. truly. Greek. _alethos._ Compare App-175. HATH SENT. sent. Greek. _exapostello._ App-174. HATH... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, &C. = having considered or realized. Greek. _suneidon._ See note on Acts 5:2. MARY. App-100. JOHN. See Acts 13:5; Acts 13:13; Acts 15:37; Acts 15:39. Col 4:10. 2 Timothy 4:11. GATHERED TOGETHER. Greek. _sunathroizo._ Elsewhere only in Acts 19:25.Luke 24:33. praying [ Continue Reading ]
AS PETER KNOCKED. Peter, having knocked. GATE. Greek. _pulon._ Translated "porch" in Matthew 26:71. DAMSEL. Greek. _paidiske._ Compare App-108. HEARKEN. answer. Greek. _hupakouo._ Elsewhere translated "obey", or "be obedient". NAMED. by name. RHODA. Greek. _Rhode,_ rose.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN SHE KNEW. having recognized. Greek. _epiginosko._ App-132. FOR. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. TOLD. reported. Greek. _apangello._ Compare App-121.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU ART MAD. Greek. _mainomai._ Here, Acts 26:24; Acts 26:25. Joh 10:20. 1 Corinthians 14:23. CONSTANTLY AFFIRMED. kept strongly asserting. Greek. _diischurizomai._ Compound of _dia_ and _ischurizomai._ Compare App-172. Elsewhere only in Luke 22:59. ANGEL, i.e. guardian angel, according to Jewish... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTINUED. Greek. _epimeno._ See note on Acts 10:48. WERE ASTONISHED. were astounded. Greek. _existemi._ See Acts 2:7; Acts 8:9; Acts 9:21; Acts 10:45.... [ Continue Reading ]
BECKONING. Literally shaking down. Greek. _kataseio._ Only in Acts, here, Acts 13:16; Acts 19:33; Acts 21:40. The action suggested he was in haste and must not be interrupted. HOLD THEIR PEACE. be silent. DECLARED. Greek. _diegeomai._ See Acts 8:33. HAD. Omit. SHEW. Same as "told" in Acts 12:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS SOON AS, &C. = day having come. STIR. disturbance. Greek. _tarachos._ Here and Acts 19:23. AMONG. Greek. _en._ App-104. WHAT WAS, &C. Literally what then Peter had come to be.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOUGHT FOR HIM. sought him up and down. NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. EXAMINED. Greek. _anakrino._ App-122. PUT TO DEATH. led away, i.e. to execution. Greek. _apago._ Same word as in Matthew 27:31, &c. CAESAREA. See Acts 8:40. ABODE. Greek. _diatribo,_ to rub away, or spend (time). Occures John 3:... [ Continue Reading ]
HEROD. Texts read "He". WAS HIGHLY DISPLEASED. Greek. _thumomacheo,_ to fight angrily. Only here. THEM OF TYRE, &C. = the Tyrians, &c. CAME. were present, or presented themselves. WITH ONE ACCORD. Greek. _homothumadon._ See note on Acts 1:14. MADE... THEIR FRIEND. persuaded, or won over. Greek.... [ Continue Reading ]
SET. APPOINTED. ROYAL. Same as "king's", Acts 12:20. APPAREL. Josephus (_Antiquities_ XIX. viii. 2) says it was of silver tissue, and glittered resplendently in the sun. HIS THRONE. the throne. Greek. _bema._ Always translated "judgment seat" except here and Acts 7:5. Compare John 19:13. MADE AN... [ Continue Reading ]
PEOPLE. Greek. _demos._ The usual word for the populace. Only here, Acts 17:5; Acts 19:30; Acts 19:33. GAVE. SHOUT. Greek. _epiphoneo._ Only here, Acts 22:24, and Luke 23:21. MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123.... [ Continue Reading ]
IMMEDIATELY. Greek. _parachrema._ See note on Acts 3:7. BECAUSE. the reason for (Greek. _anti._ App-104.) which. EATEN OF WORMS. Greek. _skolekobrotos._ Only here. _skolex,_. worm, only in Mark 9:44. GAVE UP THE GHOST. expired. Greek. _ekpsucho._ Only here and Acts 5:5; Acts 5:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORD. Greek. _logos._ App-121. GREW. increased. MULTIPLIED. Greek. _plethuno._ See Matthew 24:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
MINISTRY, i.e. of administering the contributions of Acts 11:30. Greek. _diakonia._ App-190. TOOK WITH THEM. Greek. _sumparalambano._ Only here, Acts 15:37; Acts 15:38, and Galatians 1:2; Galatians 1:1.... [ Continue Reading ]