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Andδὲafter an intervalἘγένετο διάστημαof aboutὡςthreeτριῶνhours,ὡρῶνhisαὐτοῦwifeἡ γυνὴcame in,εἰσῆλθενnotμὴknowingεἰδυῖαwhat had happened.τὸ γεγονὸς
Acts 5:7
Study it in the app“And after an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:7, word by word
- after an intervalἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- after an intervalδιάστημαdiastēma
interval
Interval, a space of time.
Where else “diastēma” appears- threeτριῶνtriōn
three
Three.
Where else “triōn” appears- hoursὡρῶνhōrōn
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōrōn” appears- wifeγυνὴgynē
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynē” appears- came inεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthen” appears- knowingεἰδυῖαeiduia
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eiduia” appears
The context
6And the young men rose and wrapped him up, and carrying him out, buried him.
7 · This verse (above)
8And Peter responded to her, “Tell me, did you sell the land for so much?” And she said, “Yes, for so much.”
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?