Acts
Acts 4:19–20
19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. 20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 4:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| John | Ἰωάννης | Iōannēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| replied | ἀποκριθέντες | apokrithentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G611 I answer, reply |
| Judge for yourselves | κρίνατε | krinate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| whether | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| it is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| right | δίκαιόν | dikaion | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| in God’s sight | ἐνώπιον | enōpion | Preposition | G1799 before the face of, in the presence of |
| to listen | ἀκούειν | akouein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G191 I hear, listen |
| to you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| rather | μᾶλλον | mallon | Adverb | G3123 more, rather |
| than | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Acts 4:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| cannot | δυνάμεθα | dynametha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| stop | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| speaking about | λαλεῖν | lalein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2980 I speak, say |
| what | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| we have seen | εἴδαμεν | eidamen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| heard | ἠκούσαμεν | ēkousamen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 4:19 Acts 5:29 · Exodus 1:17 · 1 Corinthians 10:15 · 1 Timothy 2:3 · 1 Kings 22:14 · John 7:24 · 2 Chronicles 26:16–20 · Hosea 5:11 · Daniel 6:10 · Daniel 3:18 · 1 Kings 14:16 · Matthew 22:21
Acts 4:20 Jeremiah 20:9 · Acts 22:15 · 1 Corinthians 9:16–17 · 1 John 1:1–3 · Acts 5:32 · Ezekiel 3:11 · Acts 1:8 · Jeremiah 1:17–19 · Acts 10:39–41 · Numbers 23:20 · Acts 3:15 · Job 32:18–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.