Acts

Acts 5:22–25

²²But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report: ²³“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

²⁴When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.^c ²⁵Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

Footnotes

c 5:24 Literally as to what this might be

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Acts 5:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
on arriving	παραγενόμενοι	paragenomenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3854 I appear, come, arrive at
at	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
jail	φυλακῇ	phylakē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
officers	ὑπηρέται	hypēretai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5257 a servant, an attendant
did not find	εὗρον	heuron	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2147 I find
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
they returned	ἀναστρέψαντες	anastrepsantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G390 I overturn, turn upside down, return, mid. and pass: I conduct myself, live
with the report	ἀπήγγειλαν	apēngeilan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G518 I report, bring a report, announce

Acts 5:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We found	εὕρομεν	heuromen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2147 I find
the	Τὸ	To	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
jail	δεσμωτήριον	desmōtērion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1201 a prison
securely	ἀσφαλείᾳ	asphaleia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G803 safety, security, reliability
locked	κεκλεισμένον	kekleismenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2808 I shut, shut up
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
guards	φύλακας	phylakas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5441 a guard, keeper, sentinel
posted	ἑστῶτας	hestōtas	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
at	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
doors	θυρῶν	thyrōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G2374 a door, opportunity
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when we opened	ἀνοίξαντες	anoixantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G455 I open
we found	εὕρομεν	heuromen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2147 I find
no one	οὐδένα	oudena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
inside	ἔσω	esō	Adverb	G2080 within, inside

Acts 5:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	Ὡς	Hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
the	ὅ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
captain	στρατηγὸς	stratēgos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4755 a general, magistrate, captain of the temple
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱεροῦ	hierou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
chief priests	ἀρχιερεῖς	archiereis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G749 high priest, chief priest
heard	ἤκουσαν	ēkousan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
this	τούτους	toutous	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
account	λόγους	logous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
they were perplexed	διηπόρουν	diēporoun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1280 I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty
as to	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
was happening	γένοιτο	genoito	Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born

Acts 5:25

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	δέ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
someone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
came in	παραγενόμενος	paragenomenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3854 I appear, come, arrive at
announced	ἀπήγγειλεν	apēngeilen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G518 I report, bring a report, announce
Look	Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
men	ἄνδρες	andres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
you put	ἔθεσθε	ethesthe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G5087 I put, place
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
jail	φυλακῇ	phylakē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
are	εἰσὶν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
standing	ἑστῶτες	hestōtes	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱερῷ	hierō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
teaching	διδάσκοντες	didaskontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1321 I teach
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαόν	laon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd

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