Acts 5:21

At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
Acts 5:21
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Original language (Greek)

ἀκούσαντες δὲ εἰσῆλθον ὑπὸ τὸν ὄρθρον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν καὶ ἐδίδασκον. Παραγενόμενος δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ συνεκάλεσαν τὸ συνέδριον καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γερουσίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἀπέστειλαν εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον ἀχθῆναι αὐτούς.

  1. ἀκούσαντεςakousantes“Having heard”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. εἰσῆλθονeisēlthon“they entered”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  4. ὑπὸhupo“at”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  5. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ὄρθρονorthron“dawn”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὄρθρος · “dawn” · Strong's G3722
  7. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  8. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἱερὸνhi'eron“temple”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ἐδίδασκον.edidaskon“were teaching.”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διδάσκω · “to teach” · Strong's G1321
  12. ΠαραγενόμενοςParagenomenos“Having come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παραγίνομαι · “to come” · Strong's G3854
  13. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  14. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereus“high priest”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. οἱhoi“those”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. σὺνsun“with”
    Preposition · from σύν · “with” · Strong's G4862
  19. αὐτῷautō“him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. συνεκάλεσανsunekalesan“they called together”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from συγκαλέω · “to call together” · Strong's G4779
  21. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. συνέδριονsunedrion“Council”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “council” · Strong's G4892
  23. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. πᾶσανpasan“all”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  25. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. γερουσίανgerousian“Senate”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γερουσία · “council of elders” · Strong's G1087
  27. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. υἱῶνhuiōn“sons”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  29. ἸσραὴλIsraēl“of Israel”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
  30. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  31. ἀπέστειλανapesteilan“sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  32. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  33. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  34. δεσμωτήριονdesmōtērion“prison house”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “prison” · Strong's G1201
  35. ἀχθῆναιachthēnai“to bring”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from ἄγω · “to bring” · Strong's G0071
  36. αὐτούς.autous“them.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)