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Butδὲthe officersοἱ ὑπηρέταιwho cameπαραγενόμενοιdid notοὐχfindεὗρονthemαὐτοὺςinἐνthe prison,τῇ φυλακῇandδὲthey returnedἀναστρέψαντεςand reported,ἀπήγγειλαν
Acts 5:22
Study it in the app“But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:22, word by word
- the officersὑπηρέταιhypēretai
officer
A man serving a judge as enforcer.
Where else “hypēretai” appears- who cameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoi
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenoi” appears- findεὗρονheuron
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appears- the prisonφυλακῇphylakēi
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēi” appears- they returnedἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantes
return
To go back to the place one left.
Where else “anastrepsantes” appears- and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilan
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apēngeilan” appears
The context
21And having heard this, they entered into the temple at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the council and all the council of elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison for them to be brought.
22 · This verse (above)
23saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
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?