Acts
Acts 4:17
17But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| keep | διανεμηθῇ | dianemēthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1268 I divide into portions, distribute |
| any further | πλεῖον | pleion | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
| among | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαόν | laon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| we must warn | ἀπειλησώμεθα | apeilēsōmetha | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural | G546 I threaten, forbid by threatening |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| not | μηκέτι | mēketi | Adverb | G3371 no longer |
| to speak | λαλεῖν | lalein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2980 I speak, say |
| to | μηδενὶ | mēdeni | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G3367 no one, nothing |
| anyone | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| in | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| name | ὀνόματι | onomati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
Cross-references
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Acts 5:28 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16 · Romans 15:18–22 · 1 Thessalonians 1:8 · Acts 5:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.