God & Savior

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Acts 5:29
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Original language (Greek)

Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπαν· πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις.

  1. ἈποκριθεὶςApokritheis“Answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ΠέτροςPetros“Peter”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἀπόστολοιapostoloi“apostles”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀπόστολος · “apostle” · Strong's G0652
  7. εἶπαν·eipan“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. πειθαρχεῖνpeitharchein“To obey”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from πειθαρχέω · “to obey” · Strong's G3980
  9. δεῖdei“it is necessary”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
  10. θεῷtheō“to God”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  11. μᾶλλονmallon“rather”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123H
  12. ἢē“than”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  13. ἀνθρώποις.anthrōpois“to men.”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)