Acts 12:10

Διελθόντες δὲ πρώτην φυλακὴν καὶ δευτέραν, ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τὴν σιδηρᾶν, τὴν φέρουσαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἥτις αὐτομάτη ἠνοίχθη αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἐξελθόντες προῆλθον ῥύμην μίαν, καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέστη ὁ ἄγγελος ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 1330; dielthontes; διελθόντες; those who have passed through; V-APA-NMP

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 4413; prōtēn; πρώτην; first; Adj-AFS

Strongs 5438; phylakēn; φυλακὴν; prison; N-AFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 1208; deuteran; δευτέραν; second; Adj-AFS

Strongs 2064; ēlthan; ἦλθαν; came out; V-AIA-3P

Strongs 1909; epi; ἐπὶ; upon; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 4439; pylēn; πύλην; gate; N-AFS

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 4603; sidēran; σιδηρᾶν; iron; Adj-AFS

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 5342; pherousan; φέρουσαν; she who is leading; V-PPA-AFS

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 4172; polin; πόλιν; city; N-AFS

Strongs 3748; hētis; ἥτις; anyone who; RelPro-NFS

Strongs 844; automatē; αὐτομάτη; self-acting; Adj-NFS

Strongs 455; ēnoigē; ἠνοίγη; was opened; V-AIP-3S

Strongs 846; autois; αὐτοῖς; to themselves; PPro-DM3P

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 1831; exelthontes; ἐξελθόντες; those who have come; V-APA-NMP

Strongs 4281; proēlthon; προῆλθον; they went on through; V-AIA-3P

Strongs 4505; rhymēn; ῥύμην; rushings; N-AFS

Strongs 1520; mian; μίαν; one; Adj-AFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2112; eutheōs; εὐθέως; straightly; Adv

Strongs 868; apestē; ἀπέστη; departed; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 32; angelos; ἄγγελος; angel; N-NMS

Strongs 575; ap’; ἀπ’; away from; Prep

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

RBT Translation:

And those who have passed through a first prison-watch and a second one, came out up to the Iron Gate-wing, the one who is carrying into the City, anyone who self-actingly opened up to themselves, and those who came out advanced on forward one swing⁵⁶ and immediately the Angel departed away from himself.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And having passed by the first and second watch, they came to the iron gate leading to the city; which of its free will was opened to them: and having come out, they advanced one street; and quickly the messenger departed from him.

LITV Translation:
And going through a first and a second guard, they came on the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself. And going out, they went on one street; and instantly the angel withdrew from him.

Footnotes

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Acts 12:10

ῥύμη rush, swing, force. This can denote the whirling momentum of a potter’s wheel. In Antiphon 52.2, τροχοῦ ῥύμαισι refers to the rotational rush / driving swing of the wheel, i.e. the kinetic force produced by its motion, by which the vessel (κύτος) is shaped. The sense is not “street” here but forceful circular motion, whirl, momentum. Semantic range relevant to this context: core sense: forceful movement, rush, swing applied to rotation: whirl, rotational momentum hence: the shaping power of the spinning wheel Thus, for a potter’s wheel, ῥύμη = the driving rotational force / whirl by which the clay is formed.

The sense “street, lane” for ῥύμη is secondary and figurative.

• “rush / flow” → “channel of movement” → narrow passage where movement rushes through → street, lane (especially a narrow one).