Acts
Acts 4:3
3They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They seized | ἐπέβαλον | epebalon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1911 I throw upon, lay, strike upon |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| because | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| it was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| evening | ἑσπέρα | hespera | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2073 evening |
| they put | ἔθεντο | ethento | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G5087 I put, place |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| custody | τήρησιν | tērēsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5084 a prison, observance |
| until | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| next day | αὔριον | aurion | Adverb | G839 tomorrow |
Cross-references
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Acts 5:18 · Acts 16:19–24 · Matthew 10:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.