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And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἀνεῖλενaneilenHe executed

Lemma: ἀναιρέω (anaireō) · Strong's: G0337

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)

Meaning: to kill — ἀν-αιρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for הָרַג hi., מוּת hi., נָכָה hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to take up: mid., Act.7:21. ; 2. to take away, make an end of, destroy (for late exx. of various senses, see MM, VGT, see word); (a) of things (as…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Luke 22:2, Luke 23:32, Acts 2:23, Acts 5:33, Acts 5:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0337; TFLSJ G0337; TAGNT Acts 12:2 word 1

δὲdethen

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 12:2 word 2

ἸάκωβονIakōbonJames

Lemma: Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos) · Strong's: G2385G

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-ASM-P)

Meaning: James — Ἰάκωβος, -ου, ὁ (Heb., see previous word) ; James; 1. Son of Zebedee: Mat.4:21, Mrk.1:19, 29, Act.1:13 12:2, al. ; 2. Son of Alphæus: Mat.10:3, Mrk.2:14, al.; commonly identified with Ἰ. ὁ μικρός, James the little, son…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 21 times. Also: Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 17:1, Mark 1:19, Mark 1:29, Mark 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2385G; TFLSJ G2385G; TAGNT Acts 12:2 word 3

τὸνtonthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 12:2 word 4

ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrother

Lemma: ἀδελφός (adelphos) · Strong's: G0080

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: brother — ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb), ; in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח ; ] ; 1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.). ; 2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17). ; 3.…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 347 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0080; TFLSJ G0080; TAGNT Acts 12:2 word 5

ἸωάννουIōannouof John

Lemma: Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs) · Strong's: G2491H

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)

Meaning: John — Ἰωάνης (Rec. ννης, which see; cf. Dalman, Gr., 142; Tdf., Pr., 79; WH, App., 159; Bl., §3, 10; 10, 2), -ου, dative, -ῃ (but in Mat.11:4. Luk.7:18, 22 Rev.1:1, ει), accusative, -ην, ὁ (Heb. יוֹחָנָן, LXX: Ἰωανάν,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 36 times. Also: Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 17:1, Mark 1:19, Mark 1:29, Mark 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2491H; TFLSJ G2491H; TAGNT Acts 12:2 word 6

μαχαίρῃ.machairēwith the sword.

Lemma: μάχαιρα (machaira) · Strong's: G3162

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: sword — μάχαιρα, -ης; (Att.. -ας; see WH, App., 1568; ΒΙ., § 7, 1), ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶב; also for מַאֲכֶלֶת, etc. ; ] ; 1. (in Hom., al.) a large knife or dirk, for sacrificial purposes (Gen.22:6, 10, Jdg.19:20 A). ;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 29 times. Also: Matthew 10:34, Matthew 26:47, Matthew 26:51, Matthew 26:52, Matthew 26:55, Mark 14:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3162; TFLSJ G3162; TAGNT Acts 12:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

{He had} James→Ἰάκωβος G2385G James
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
brother→ἀδελφός G0080 brother
of John→Ἰωάννης G2491H John
put to death→ἀναιρέω G0337 to kill
with the sword→μάχαιρα G3162 sword

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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