“When Peter knocked
At the door
Of the outer gate,
A young maid
Named Rhoda
Came to answer.”
κρούσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος προσῆλθεν παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι ὀνόματι Ῥόδη,
The author of Acts indicated that when Peter knocked (κρούσαντος δὲ) at the door (τὴν θύραν) of the outer gate (τοῦ πυλῶνος), a young maid (παιδίσκη) named Rhoda (ὀνόματι Ῥόδη) came (προσῆλθεν) to answer (ὑπακοῦσαι). This outer gate suggested a large house. Besides, a lot of people were staying there. Peter stood at the door knocking as this young maid of Mary, the woman of the house, came to answer this Peter’s knocking. Have you ever tried to go to a big house?
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