Acts 12:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Young's Literal Translation
And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

King James Bible
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

Greek
He
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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.

knocked
κρούσαντος (krousantos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2925: To knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance. Apparently a primary verb; to rap.

[at] the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

outer gate,
πυλῶνος (pylōnos)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 4440: From pule; a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule.

[and] a servant girl
παιδίσκη (paidiskē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3814: A female slave, maidservant, maid, young girl. Feminine diminutive of pais; a girl, i.e., a female slave or servant.

named
ὀνόματι (onomati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

Rhoda
Ῥόδη (Rhodē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4498: Rhoda, a maidservant in the house of John Mark's mother at Jerusalem. Probably for rhode; Rode, a servant girl.

came
προσῆλθεν (prosēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to answer [it].
ὑπακοῦσαι (hypakousai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 5219: From hupo and akouo; to hear under, i.e. To listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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