Acts 12:4

apprehended. arrested. Greek. piazo. See note on John 11:57.

in. into. Greek. eis.

prison. ward. Greek. pkulake.

quaternions. Greek. tetradion,. body of four. Only here. There were four soldiers to guard Peter for each of the four watches. The prisoner was chained to two and the other two kept watch. See Acts 12:6.

intending. Greek. boulomai. App-102.

after. Greek. meta. App-104.

Easter. Greek. to pascha, the Passover. Easter is. heathen term, derived from the Saxon goddess Eastre, the same as Astarte, the Syrian Venus, called Ashtoreth in the O.T.

bring... forth. lead up, i.e. to the judgment seat. Compare Luke 22:66.

people. Greek. laos.