Acts 12:17

17Having made a signκατασείσαςthenδὲto themαὐτοῖςwith theτῇhandχειρὶto be silentσιγᾶνhe relatedδιηγήσατοto themαὐτοῖςhowπῶςtheὁLordκύριοςhimαὐτὸνhad broughtἐξήγαγενout ofἐκtheτῆςprisonφυλακῆς,He saidεἶπένthenτε·ReportἈπαγγείλατεto JamesἸακώβῳandκαὶto theτοῖςbrothersἀδελφοῖςthese thingsταῦτα.Andκαὶhaving gone outἐξελθὼνhe wentἐπορεύθηtoεἰςanotherἕτερονplaceτόπον.

And having motioned to them with the hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers.” And having gone out, he went to another place.

Vocab difficulty

59.1

Rare words

  • κατασείσας

    κατασείω

    I shake (the hand) up and down, wave; intrans: I beckon for silence.