Acts
Acts 5:21
21At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people.
When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrinb— the full assembly of the elders of Israel— and sent to the jail for the apostles.
Footnotes
- b 5:21 Or the Council; also in verses 27, 34, and 41
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| daybreak | ὄρθρον | orthron | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3722 early dawn, day-break |
| entered | εἰσῆλθον | eisēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| temple | ἱερὸν | hieron | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2411 a temple |
| as they had been told | Ἀκούσαντες | Akousantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| began to teach | ἐδίδασκον | edidaskon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1321 I teach |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| high priest | ἀρχιερεὺς | archiereus | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G749 high priest, chief priest |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| his associates | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| arrived | Παραγενόμενος | Paragenomenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3854 I appear, come, arrive at |
| they convened | συνεκάλεσαν | synekalesan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4779 I call together |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Sanhedrin | συνέδριον | synedrion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4892 a council, the Sanhedrin |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| full | πᾶσαν | pasan | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| assembly | γερουσίαν | gerousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1087 body of elders |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| elders of Israel | Ἰσραήλ | Israēl | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sent | ἀπέστειλαν | apesteilan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| jail | δεσμωτήριον | desmōtērion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1201 a prison |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.