Acts
Acts 5:27–28
27They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them. 28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
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Acts 5:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They brought them in | ἀγαγόντες | agagontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G71 I lead |
| made | ἔστησαν | estēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| before | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Sanhedrin | συνεδρίῳ | synedriō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4892 a council, the Sanhedrin |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| high priest | ἀρχιερεὺς | archiereus | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G749 high priest, chief priest |
| interrogated | ἐπηρώτησεν | epērōtēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1905 I interrogate, question, demand of |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Acts 5:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We gave you strict orders | Παραγγελίᾳ | Parangelia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3852 a command, charge |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| to teach | διδάσκειν | didaskein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1321 I teach |
| in | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| name | ὀνόματι | onomati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| he said | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you have filled | πεπληρώκατε | peplērōkate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| with | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| teaching | διδαχῆς | didachēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1322 teaching, doctrine |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| are determined | βούλεσθε | boulesthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1014 I will, intend, desire |
| to make us responsible for | ἐπαγαγεῖν | epagagein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1863 I bring upon |
| this | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| man’s | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
Cross-references
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Acts 5:27 Matthew 5:22
Acts 5:28 Matthew 27:25 · Acts 4:18–21 · Acts 7:52 · Acts 4:10–11 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16 · Matthew 21:44 · Jeremiah 26:15 · Acts 5:40 · Amos 7:10 · 1 Kings 22:8 · Jeremiah 38:4 · Acts 2:23–36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.