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Butδὲafter orderingκελεύσαντεςthemαὐτοὺςto goἀπελθεῖνoutsideἔξωthe council,τοῦ συνεδρίουthey conferredσυνέβαλλονwithπρὸςone another,ἀλλήλους
Acts 4:15
Study it in the app“But after ordering them to go outside the council, they conferred with one another,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:15, word by word
- after orderingκελεύσαντεςkeleusantes
order, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “keleusantes” appears- to goἀπελθεῖνapelthein
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apelthein” appears- outsideἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears- the councilσυνεδρίουsynedriou
council
The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.
Where else “synedriou” appears- they conferredσυνέβαλλονsyneballon
confer
Talk things over together, exchange arguments.
Where else “syneballon” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears
The context
14And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.
15 · This verse (above)
16saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has occurred through them is evident to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
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?