Acts
Acts 5:26
26At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles — but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that point | Τότε | Tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| captain | στρατηγὸς | stratēgos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4755 a general, magistrate, captain of the temple |
| went | ἀπελθὼν | apelthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G565 I come or go away from, depart, return |
| with | σὺν | syn | Preposition | G4862 with |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| officers | ὑπηρέταις | hypēretais | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G5257 a servant, an attendant |
| brought | ἦγεν | ēgen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G71 I lead |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| by | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| force | βίας | bias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G970 force, violence |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| fear | ἐφοβοῦντο | ephobounto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαόν | laon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| would stone | λιθασθῶσιν | lithasthōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G3034 I stone |
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