Andδὲimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαshe fellἔπεσενatπρὸςhisαὐτοῦfeetτοὺς πόδαςandκαὶbreathed her last.ἐξέψυξενAndδὲwhen the young menοἱ νεανίσκοιcame in,εἰσελθόντεςthey foundεὗρονherαὐτὴνdead,νεκράνandκαὶcarrying her out,ἐξενέγκαντεςthey buried herἔθαψανbesideπρὸςherαὐτῆςhusband.τὸν ἄνδρα
Acts 5:10
Study it in the app“And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last. And when the young men came in, they found her dead, and carrying her out, they buried her beside her husband.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:10, word by word
- immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma
immediately
Immediately, at that very moment, on the spot.
Where else “parachrēma” appears- she fellἔπεσενepesen
fall
To go from above down to the ground.
Where else “epesen” appears- feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- breathed her lastἐξέψυξενexepsyxen
breathe one's last
Breathe one's last, die.
Where else “exepsyxen” appears- when the young menνεανίσκοιneaniskoi
young man
Young man, youth.
Where else “neaniskoi” appears- came inεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontes
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthontes” appears- they foundεὗρονheuron
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appears- deadνεκράνnekran
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekran” appears- carrying her outἐξενέγκαντεςexenenkantes
carry out
To take outside; a body for burial.
Where else “exenenkantes” appears- they buried herἔθαψανethapsan
bury
Bury.
Where else “ethapsan” appears- husbandἄνδραandra
husband
The married man, his wife's partner.
Where else “andra” appears
The context
9And Peter said to her, “Why was it agreed between you to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
10 · This verse (above)
11And great fear came upon the whole assembly and upon all who heard these things.
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?