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ButδὲPeterὁ ΠέτροςandκαὶJohnἸωάννηςansweredἀποκριθέντεςand saidεἶπονtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“WhetherΕἰit isἐστινrightδίκαιόνin the sightἐνώπιονof Godτοῦ θεοῦto listenἀκούεινto youὑμῶνratherμᾶλλονthanἢto God,τοῦ θεοῦyou judge;κρίνατε
Acts 4:19
Study it in the app“But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you judge;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:19, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentes
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokrithentes” appears- and saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- rightδίκαιόνdikaion
right
What is proper and fair.
Where else “dikaion” appears- in the sightἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- to listenἀκούεινakouein
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouein” appears- ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- you judgeκρίνατεkrinate
decide
To make up one's mind, or think something is so.
Where else “krinate” appears
The context
18And calling them, they ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
19 · This verse (above)
20for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
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?