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But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οἱhoi<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 1
δὲdeAnd
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 2
παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoihaving come
Lemma: παραγίνομαι (paraginomai) · Strong's: G3854
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2ADP-NPM)
Meaning: to come — παρα-γίνομαι; (Ion. and late for -γίγν-), [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא ; ] ; 1. to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, support (Æsch., Thuc., al.) : with dative of person(s), 2Ti.4:16. ; 2. to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 38 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 3:13, Mark 14:43, Luke 7:4, Luke 7:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3854; TFLSJ G3854; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 3
ὑπηρέταιhupēretai[the] officers
Lemma: ὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs) · Strong's: G5257
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: servant — ὑπηρέτης, -ου, ὁ; (ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower) [in LXX: Pro.14:35 (עֶבֶד), Wis.6:4, al. ; ] ; prop., an under rower; hence, generally, a servant, attendant, minister: of a magistrate's attendant, Mat.5:25; of officers of the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 5:25, Matthew 26:58, Mark 14:54, Mark 14:65, Luke 1:2, Luke 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5257; TFLSJ G5257; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 4
οὐχouchnot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 5
εὗρονheurondid find
Lemma: εὑρίσκω (ehuriskō) · Strong's: G2147
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to find/meet — εὑρίσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מצא, also for נשׂג hi., etc. ; ] ; to find, with or without previous search: absol., opposite to ζητέω, Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative, Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:37, Act.13:22, 2Ti.1:17,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 177 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2147; TFLSJ G2147; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 6
αὐτοὺςautousthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 7
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 8
τῇtēathe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 9
φυλακῇ.phulakēaprison.
Lemma: φυλακή (phulakē) · Strong's: G5438G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: prison/watch: prison — φυλακή, -ῆς, ἡ; (φυλάσσω) [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת and cogn. forms, also for כֶּלֶא etc. ; ] ; (a) actively, a guarding, guard, watch (Hom., Plat., Xen., al.): cogn. accusative, φυλάσσειν φυλακάς, to keep watch,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 42 times. Also: Matthew 5:25, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 14:10, Matthew 18:30, Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5438G; TFLSJ G5438G; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 10
ἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsanteshaving returned
Lemma: ἀναστρέφω (anastrephō) · Strong's: G0390
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-AAP-NPM)
Meaning: to live/return — ἀνα-στρέφω ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ; ] ; 1. to overturn: Jhn.2:15. ; 2. to turn back, return: Act.5:22 15:16. ; 3. to turn hither and thither; pass., to turn oneself about, sojourn, dwell: Mat.17:22 Rec.;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9 times. Also: Acts 15:16, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Ephesians 2:3, 1 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 10:33, Hebrews 13:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0390; TFLSJ G0390; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 11
δὲdethen
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 12
ἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanthey reported back
Lemma: ἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō) · Strong's: G0518
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)
Meaning: to announce — ἀπ-αγγέλλω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָגַד hi. ; ] ; of a messenger, speaker, or writer, to report, announce, declare: with accusative of thing(s), Act.4:23, al.; with dative of person(s), Mat.2:8, al.; before ὃτι,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 47 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 8:33, Matthew 11:4, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 14:12, Matthew 28:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0518; TFLSJ G0518; TAGNT Acts 5:22 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| on arriving | → | παραγίνομαι G3854 to come |
| at | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| jail | → | φυλακή G5438G prison/watch: prison |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| officers | → | ὑπηρέτης G5257 servant |
| did not find | → | εὑρίσκω G2147 to find/meet |
| them [there] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| [So] | → | δέ G1161 then |
| they returned | → | ἀναστρέφω G0390 to live/return |
| with the report | → | ἀπαγγέλλω G0518 to announce |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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