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Koine Greek wordlink #91697

SR GNT Acts 12:21 ἐδημηγόρει (edaʸmaʸgorei) ‘on the tribunal was publicly_addressing to them’ Strongs=12150 Lemma=dēmēgoreō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=44 AD Event=Herod_dies TimeSeries=Herod_dies

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Only use of identical word form ἐδημηγόρει (V-IIA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐδημηγόρει’ (V-IIA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘was publicly_addressing’.

Acts 12:21 ‘on the tribunal was publicly_addressing to them’ SR GNT Acts 12:21 word 14

OET-LV: 21 And on_the_appointed day, the Haʸrōdaʸs, having _dressed _in the_royal clothing, having _sat _down on the tribunal, was _publicly _addressing to them. (ACT_12:21)

OET-RV: 21 On the agreed day, Herod, dressed in his royal garments and seated on his throne, started to address them. (ACT 12:21)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘dēmēgoreō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb