Acts 12:21
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And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat and made an oration to them.

Context
The Death of Herod
20And he was angry with the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they with one accord came to him: and, having gained Blastus who was the king's chamberlain, they desired peace, because their countries were nourished by him. 21And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat and made an oration to them. 22And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:19
And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

Acts 12:20
And he was angry with the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they with one accord came to him: and, having gained Blastus who was the king's chamberlain, they desired peace, because their countries were nourished by him.

Acts 12:22
And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

Lexicon
On the appointed
τακτῇ (taktē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5002: Appointed, arranged, fixed. From tasso; arranged, i.e. Appointed or stated.

day,
ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

Herod
Ἡρῴδης (Hērōdēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2264: Compound of heros and eidos; heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings.

donned
ἐνδυσάμενος (endysamenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1746: To put on, clothe (another). From en and duno; to invest with clothing.

[his] royal
βασιλικὴν (basilikēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 937: From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent.

[robes],
ἐσθῆτα (esthēta)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2066: Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress.

sat
καθίσας (kathisas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

[his]
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

throne,
βήματος (bēmatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 968: From the base of basis; a step, i.e. Foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. A tribunal.

[and] addressed
ἐδημηγόρει (edēmēgorei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1215: From a compound of demos and agora; to be a people-gatherer, i.e. To address a public assembly.

[the people].
αὐτούς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
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.


Additional Translations
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

Now on the appointed day Herod, having put on the royal apparel and having sat on the throne, was making an address to them.

And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne, and made an oration to them.

And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat [of honour], Herod made a public oration to them.

And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to them.

So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;

On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,
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