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greatly annoyedδιαπονούμενοιbecauseδιὰ τὸtheyαὐτοὺςwere teachingδιδάσκεινthe peopleτὸν λαὸνandκαὶproclaimingκαταγγέλλεινinἐνJesusτῷ Ἰησοῦthe resurrectionτὴν ἀνάστασινfromτὴν ἐκthe dead.νεκρῶν
Acts 4:2
Study it in the app“greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:2, word by word
- greatly annoyedδιαπονούμενοιdiaponoumenoi
be annoyed
Be annoyed, greatly disturbed, irritated by something.
Where else “diaponoumenoi” appears- were teachingδιδάσκεινdidaskein
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskein” appears- the peopleλαὸνlaon
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laon” appears- proclaimingκαταγγέλλεινkatangellein
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellein” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasin
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastasin” appears- the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrōn” appears
The context
1And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
2 · This verse (above)
3And they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
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?