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andκαὶhaving setστήσαντεςthemαὐτοὺςinἐνthe middle,τῷ μέσῳthey were inquiring,ἐπυνθάνοντο“ByἘνwhatποίᾳpowerδυνάμειorἢinἐνwhatποίῳnameὀνόματιdid youὑμεῖςdoἐποιήσατεthis?”τοῦτο
Acts 4:7
Study it in the app“and having set them in the middle, they were inquiring, “By what power or in what name did you do this?””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:7, word by word
- having setστήσαντεςstēsantes
set
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “stēsantes” appears- the middleμέσῳmesōi
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesōi” appears- they were inquiringἐπυνθάνοντοepynthanonto
ask
To ask questions to find out something one does not know.
Where else “epynthanonto” appears- whatποίᾳpoiai
what kind of?
Which? what kind of?
Where else “poiai” appears- powerδυνάμειdynamei
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamei” appears- nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- doἐποιήσατεepoiēsate
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsate” appears
The context
6and Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander and as many as were of the high-priestly family;
7 · This verse (above)
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,
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?