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Andδὲthe young menοἱ νεώτεροιroseἀναστάντεςand wrappedσυνέστειλανhim up,αὐτὸνandκαὶcarrying him out,ἐξενέγκαντεςburied him.ἔθαψαν
Acts 5:6
Study it in the app“And the young men rose and wrapped him up, and carrying him out, buried him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:6, word by word
- the young menνεώτεροιneōteroi
young
Of few years, or with fewer years than others.
Where else “neōteroi” appears- roseἀναστάντεςanastantes
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anastantes” appears- and wrappedσυνέστειλανsynesteilan
wrap
To bind a dead body in cloth for burial.
Where else “synesteilan” appears- carrying him outἐξενέγκαντεςexenenkantes
carry out
To take outside; a body for burial.
Where else “exenenkantes” appears- buried himἔθαψανethapsan
bury
Bury.
Where else “ethapsan” appears
The context
5And hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.
6 · This verse (above)
7And after an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
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?