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

68.9

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.