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since heαὐτῷhadὑπάρχοντοςa field,ἀγροῦsold it,πωλήσαςbroughtἤνεγκενthe moneyτὸ χρῆμαandκαὶlaid itἔθηκενatπαρὰthe feetτοὺς πόδαςof the apostles.τῶν ἀποστόλων
Acts 4:37
Study it in the app“since he had a field, sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:37, word by word
- hadὑπάρχοντοςhyparchontos
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchontos” appears- a fieldἀγροῦagrou
field
Land that is sown or worked and belongs to someone.
Where else “agrou” appears- sold itπωλήσαςpōlēsas
sell
Sell.
Where else “pōlēsas” appears- broughtἤνεγκενēnenken
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “ēnenken” appears- the moneyχρῆμαchrēma
wealth, money
Riches, money.
Where else “chrēma” appears- laid itἔθηκενethēken
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “ethēken” appears- the feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolōn” appears
The context
36And Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is, translated, Son of Comfort), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,
37 · This verse (above)
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?