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Butδέa certainτιςmanἈνὴρnamedὀνόματιAnanias,ἉνανίαςwithσὺνSapphiraΣαπφίρῃhisτῇ αὐτοῦwife,γυναικὶsoldἐπώλησενa property,κτῆμα
Acts 5:1
Study it in the app“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a property,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:1, word by word
- manἈνὴρAnēr
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Anēr” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- AnaniasἉνανίαςHananias
Ananias
Ananias, a name borne by several men: the husband of Sapphira, the disciple in Damascus who welcomed Saul, and a high priest.
Where else “Hananias” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- SapphiraΣαπφίρῃSapphirēi
Sapphira
Sapphira, the wife of Ananias.
Where else “Sapphirēi” appears- wifeγυναικὶgynaiki
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaiki” appears- soldἐπώλησενepōlēsen
sell
Sell.
Where else “epōlēsen” appears- a propertyκτῆμαktēma
property
Property, possession, estate.
Where else “ktēma” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and he kept back part of the price, his wife also knowing it, and bringing a certain part, he laid it at the feet of the apostles.
To study Acts 5 in a group
1. What it says
What did Ananias and Sapphira do with the money from their land, and what happened? (vv. 1-10)
2. What it means
Gamaliel advises leaving the apostles alone. What reason does he give, and what do you think of his way of reasoning? (vv. 34-39)
3. How I live it
When are you tempted to look more generous or more sincere than you are? What helps you be honest?