Acts
Acts 5:4
4Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did it not belong | ἔμενεν | emenen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| to you | σοὶ | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| before it was sold | μένον | menon | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| after it was sold | πραθὲν | prathen | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4097 I sell |
| was it | ὑπῆρχεν | hypērchen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| at | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| disposal | ἐξουσίᾳ | exousia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| How | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| could you conceive | ἔθου | ethou | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G5087 I put, place |
| such | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| a deed | πρᾶγμα | pragma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4229 a thing done, a matter |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| heart | καρδίᾳ | kardia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| You have not lied | ἐψεύσω | epseusō | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G5574 I lie |
| to men | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 5:3 · 1 Chronicles 29:3 · Joshua 7:25–26 · 2 Kings 5:25–27 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · Luke 10:16 · Psalm 139:4 · Ezekiel 38:10 · Acts 5:9 · Exodus 35:21–22 · Acts 8:21–22 · Isaiah 59:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.