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saying,λέγοντες“We foundεὕρομενthe prisonΤὸ δεσμωτήριονlockedκεκλεισμένονwithἐνallπάσῃsecurityἀσφαλείᾳandκαὶthe guardsτοὺς φύλακαςstandingἑστῶταςatἐπὶthe doors,τῶν θυρῶνbutδὲwhen we opened them,ἀνοίξαντεςwe foundεὕρομενno oneοὐδέναinside.”ἔσω
Acts 5:23
Study it in the app“saying, “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.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:23, word by word
- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “We foundεὕρομενheuromen
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuromen” appears- the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērion
prison
Prison, jail.
Where else “desmōtērion” appears- lockedκεκλεισμένονkekleismenon
shut, lock
Shut, lock.
Where else “kekleismenon” appears- securityἀσφαλείᾳasphaleiai
security
Being safe from danger; firmly shut.
Where else “asphaleiai” appears- the guardsφύλακαςphylakas
guard
Guard, sentry.
Where else “phylakas” appears- standingἑστῶταςhestōtas
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestōtas” appears- the doorsθυρῶνthyrōn
door
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyrōn” appears- when we opened themἀνοίξαντεςanoixantes
open
Open.
Where else “anoixantes” appears- insideἔσωesō
inside
In the interior of a place or toward it.
Where else “esō” appears
The context
22But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,
23 · This verse (above)
24And when both the captain of the temple and the high priests heard these words, they were perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.
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?