Acts 12:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

Young's Literal Translation
and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

King James Bible
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door], and saw him, they were astonished.

Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Peter
Πέτρος (Petros)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

kept on
ἐπέμενεν (epemenen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1961: (a) I remain, tarry, (b) I remain in, persist in. From epi and meno; to stay over, i.e. Remain.

knocking,
κρούων (krouōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2925: To knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance. Apparently a primary verb; to rap.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[when] they opened [the door],
ἀνοίξαντες (anoixantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.

they saw
εἶδαν (eidan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

were amazed.
ἐξέστησαν (exestēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1839: From ek and histemi; to put out of wits, i.e. Astound, or become astounded, insane.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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