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Butδὲduringδιὰthe nightνυκτὸςan angelἄγγελοςof the Lordκυρίουopenedἤνοιξεthe doorsτὰς θύραςof the prisonτῆς φυλακῆςand,τεbringing them out,ἐξαγαγών αὐτοὺςhe said,εἶπεν
Acts 5:19
Study it in the app“But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and, bringing them out, he said,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:19, word by word
- the nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- an angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- openedἤνοιξεēnoixe
open
Open.
Where else “ēnoixe” appears- the doorsθύραςthyras
door
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyras” appears- of the prisonφυλακῆςphylakēs
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēs” appears- bringing them outἐξαγαγώνexagagōn
lead out
Lead out, bring out.
Where else “exagagōn” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears
The context
18and they laid hands on the apostles and put them in public custody.
19 · This verse (above)
20“Go, and standing in the temple, speak to the people all the words of this life.”
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?