Acts 12:15
Strong's Lexicon
“You are out of your mind,
Μαίνῃ (Mainē)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3105: To be raving mad, speak as a madman. Middle voice from a primary mao; to rave as a 'maniac'.

they told
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

her.
αὐτὴν (autēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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.

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

she kept insisting
διϊσχυρίζετο (diischyrizeto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1340: To assert emphatically, lean upon. From dia and a derivative of ischuros; to stout it through, i.e. Asservate.

[it] was
ἔχειν (echein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

so,
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

they said,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“It is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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.

angel.
ἄγγελός (angelos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“You are out of your mind, they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.

Young's Literal Translation
and they said unto her, ‘Thou art mad;’ and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, ‘It is his messenger;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You’re crazy ! ” they told her. But she kept insisting that it was true. Then they said, “ It’s his angel! ”

New American Standard Bible
They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, "It is his angel."

King James Bible
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"You're out of your mind," they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, "It must be his angel."

New Living Translation
"You're out of your mind!" they said. When she insisted, they decided, "It must be his angel."

English Standard Version
They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!”

New American Standard Bible
They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, "It is his angel."

King James Bible
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You're crazy!" they told her. But she kept insisting that it was true. Then they said, "It's his angel!"

International Standard Version
The other people told her, "You're out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. Then they said, "It's his angel."

NET Bible
But they said to her, "You've lost your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying, "It is his angel!"

American Standard Version
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.

English Revised Version
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.

Young's Literal Translation
and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming it to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'
















Cross References
Matthew 18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Luke 22:59
And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.

Acts 12:16
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 12:14
And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

Acts 12:13
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

Acts 12:12
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

Acts 12:17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

Acts 12:18
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
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