Acts 12:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
And immediatelyπαραχρῆμα
(parachrēma)
3916: instantlyfrom para and chréma
an angelἄγγελος
(angelos)
32a: a messenger, angela prim. word
of the Lordκυρίου
(kuriou)
2962: lord, masterfrom kuros (authority)
struckἐπάταξεν
(epataxen)
3960: to beat (of the heart), to strikeof uncertain origin
him becauseἀνθ’
(anth)
473: over against, opposite, hence instead of, in comp. denotes contrast, requital, substitution, correspondencea prim. preposition, also a prefix
he did not giveἔδωκεν
(edōken)
1325: to give (in various senses lit. or fig.)redupl. from the root do-
Godθεῷ
(theō)
2316: God, a godof uncertain origin
the glory,δόξαν
(doxan)
1391: opinion (always good in N.T.), hence praise, honor, gloryfrom dokeó
and he was eaten by wormsσκωληκόβρωτος
(skōlēkobrōtos)
4662: eaten by wormsfrom skóléx and bibróskó
and died.ἐξέψυξεν
(exepsuxen)
1634: to expire, breathe one's lastfrom ek and psuchó


















KJV Lexicon
παραχρημα  adverb
parachrema  par-akh-ray'-mah:  at the thing itself, i.e. instantly -- forthwith, immediately, presently, straightway, soon.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
επαταξεν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular
patasso  pat-as'-so:  to knock (gently or with a weapon or fatally) -- smite, strike.
αυτον  personal pronoun - accusative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
αγγελος  noun - nominative singular masculine
aggelos  ang'-el-os:  a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor -- angel, messenger.
κυριου  noun - genitive singular masculine
kurios  koo'-ree-os:  supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title) -- God, Lord, master, Sir.
ανθ  preposition
anti  an-tee':  opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to) -- for, in the room of. Often used in composition to denote contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence, etc.
ων  relative pronoun - genitive plural neuter
hos  hos:  the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that -- one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc.
ουκ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
εδωκεν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular
didomi  did'-o-mee:  to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
δοξαν  noun - accusative singular feminine
doxa  dox'-ah:  glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective) -- dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
τω  definite article - dative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
θεω  noun - dative singular masculine
theos  theh'-os:  a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
γενομενος  verb - second aorist middle deponent participle - nominative singular masculine
ginomai  ghin'-om-ahee:  to cause to be (gen-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
σκωληκοβρωτος  adjective - nominative singular masculine
skolekobrotos  sko-lay-kob'-ro-tos:  worm-eaten, i.e. diseased with maggots -- eaten of worms.
εξεψυξεν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular
ekpsucho  ek-psoo'-kho:  to expire -- give (yield) up the ghost.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

King James Bible
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

International Standard Version
Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

NET Bible
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And because he did not give the glory to God, immediately The Angel of THE LORD JEHOVAH struck him and he was infested with worms and he died.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Immediately, an angel from the Lord killed Herod for not giving glory to God. Herod was eaten by maggots, and he died.

King James 2000 Bible
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and died.
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