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Andδὲit happenedἘγένετοonἐπὶthe next dayτὴν αὔριονthat theirαὐτῶνrulersτοὺς ἄρχονταςandκαὶthe eldersτοὺς πρεσβυτέρουςandκαὶthe scribesτοὺς γραμματεῖςwere gathered togetherσυναχθῆναιinἐνJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμ
Acts 4:5
Study it in the app“And it happened on the next day that their rulers and the elders and the scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:5, word by word
- it happenedἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- the next dayαὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Tomorrow, the next day.
Where else “aurion” appears- rulersἄρχονταςarchontas
ruler
Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.
Where else “archontas” appears- the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterous” appears- the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateis
scribe
A teacher who copied and explained the law of Moses.
Where else “grammateis” appears- were gathered togetherσυναχθῆναιsynachthēnai
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synachthēnai” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
4But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
5 · This verse (above)
6and Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander and as many as were of the high-priestly family;
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?