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Andτεseeingβλέποντεςthe manτόν ἄνθρωπονwho had been healedτὸν τεθεραπευμένονstandingἑστῶταwithσὺνthem,αὐτοῖςthey hadεἶχονnothingοὐδὲνto say against it.ἀντειπεῖν
Acts 4:14
Study it in the app“And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:14, word by word
- seeingβλέποντεςblepontes
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepontes” appears- the manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- who had been healedτεθεραπευμένονtetherapeumenon
heal
To restore the sick to health, often with a word or a touch.
Where else “tetherapeumenon” appears- standingἑστῶταhestōta
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestōta” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- they hadεἶχονeichon
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichon” appears- to say against itἀντειπεῖνanteipein
speak against
Contradict, oppose.
Where else “anteipein” appears
The context
13Now seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and realizing that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed; and they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.
14 · This verse (above)
15But after ordering them to go outside the council, they conferred with one another,
To study Acts 4 in a group
1. What it says
Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)
3. How I live it
The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?