Acts 12:20
20He had beenἮνnowδὲfuriously angryθυμομαχῶνwith [the] TyriansΤυρίοιςandκαὶSidoniansΣιδωνίοις·with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνthenδὲthey cameπαρῆσανtoπρὸςhimαὐτόν,Andκαὶhaving gainedπείσαντεςBlastusΒλάστονwho [was]τὸνoverἐπὶtheτοῦbedchamberκοιτῶνοςof theτοῦkingβασιλέωςthey were seekingᾐτοῦντοpeaceεἰρήνηνbecause ofδιὰτὸbeing nourishedτρέφεσθαιtheirαὐτῶντὴνregionχώρανbyἀπὸtheτῆςking’sβασιλικῆς.
Now he was furiously angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and they came to him with one accord. And having gained Blastus, who [was] over the bedchamber of the king, they were seeking peace because of their region being nourished by the king’s.
Vocab difficulty
Rare words
θυμομαχῶν
θυμομαχέω
(lit: I fight desperately, hence) I am furiously angry with.
Τυρίοις
Τύριος
a Tyrian, an inhabitant of Tyre.
Σιδωνίοις
Σιδώνιος
Sidonian, inhabitant of Sidon.
Βλάστον
Βλάστος
Blastus, chamberlain of King Herod Agrippa I.
κοιτῶνος
κοιτών
a bed-chamber.