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Thenτότεthe captainὁ στρατηγὸςwentἀπελθὼνwithσὺνthe officersτοῖς ὑπηρέταιςand broughtἤγαγενthem,αὐτούςnotοὐwithμετὰforce,βίαςforγὰρthey were afraid ofἐφοβοῦντοthe people,τὸν λαόνthatμὴthey might be stoned.λιθασθῶσιν
Acts 5:26
Study it in the app“Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:26, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgos
captain
The captain of the temple guard.
Where else “stratēgos” appears- wentἀπελθὼνapelthōn
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apelthōn” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- the officersὑπηρέταιςhypēretais
officer
A man serving a judge as enforcer.
Where else “hypēretais” appears- and broughtἤγαγενēgagen
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagen” appears- forceβίαςbias
force, violence
Force, violence.
Where else “bias” appears- they were afraid ofἐφοβοῦντοephobounto
be afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “ephobounto” appears- the peopleλαόνlaon
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laon” appears- they might be stonedλιθασθῶσινlithasthōsin
stone
Stone, kill by throwing stones.
Where else “lithasthōsin” appears
The context
25But someone came and reported to them, “Look, the men whom you put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”
26 · This verse (above)
27And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,
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?