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AndδὲPeterΠέτροςrespondedἀπεκρίθηtoπρὸςher,αὐτὴν“TellΕἰπέme,μοιdid you sellεἰ ἀπέδοσθεthe landτὸ χωρίονfor so much?”τοσούτουAndδὲsheἡsaid,εἶπεν“Yes,Ναίfor so much.”τοσούτου
Acts 5:8
Study it in the app“And Peter responded to her, “Tell me, did you sell the land for so much?” And she said, “Yes, for so much.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:8, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- respondedἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “TellΕἰπέEipe
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Eipe” appears- did you sellἀπέδοσθεapedosthe
sell
To hand something or someone over to another for money.
Where else “apedosthe” appears- the landχωρίονchōrion
plot of land
A piece of land that someone owns and can sell or give.
Where else “chōrion” appears- for so muchτοσούτουtosoutou
so much, so great
So much, so great.
Where else “tosoutou” appears- “YesΝαίNai
yes
Yes.
Where else “Nai” appears
The context
7And after an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8 · This verse (above)
9And Peter said to her, “Why was it agreed between you to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
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?