Acts
Acts 5:1–2
1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Word by word
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Acts 5:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| a | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| man | Ἀνὴρ | Anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| named | ὀνόματι | onomati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| Ananias | Ἁνανίας | Hananias | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G367 Ananias |
| together with | σὺν | syn | Preposition | G4862 with |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| wife | γυναικὶ | gynaiki | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| Sapphira | Σαπφίρῃ | Sapphirē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4551 Sapphira |
| sold | ἐπώλησεν | epōlēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4453 I sell |
| a piece of property | κτῆμα | ktēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2933 a field, property |
Acts 5:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wife’s | γυναικός | gynaikos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| full knowledge | συνειδυίης | syneiduiēs | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4894 I know, consider, am privy to |
| he kept back | ἐνοσφίσατο | enosphisato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G3557 I rob, purloin |
| of | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| proceeds | τιμῆς | timēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5092 a price, honor |
| brought | ἐνέγκας | enenkas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead |
| a | τι | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| portion | μέρος | meros | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3313 a part, portion |
| laid | ἔθηκεν | ethēken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5087 I put, place |
| at | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| apostles’ | ἀποστόλων | apostolōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate |
| feet | πόδας | podas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4228 the foot |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 5:1 Leviticus 10:1–3 · 2 Timothy 2:20 · Matthew 13:47–48 · John 6:37
Acts 5:2 Acts 4:37 · 2 Peter 2:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.