Acts 5:36

Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
Acts 5:36
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Original language (Greek)

πρὸ γὰρ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀνέστη Θευδᾶς λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτόν, ᾧ προσεκλίθη ἀνδρῶν ἀριθμὸς ὡς τετρακοσίων· ὃς ἀνῃρέθη, καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διελύθησαν καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς οὐδέν.

  1. πρὸpro“Before”
    Preposition · from πρό · “before” · Strong's G4253
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. τούτωνtoutōn“these”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  4. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἡμερῶνhēmerōn“days”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  6. ἀνέστηanestē“rose up”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀνίστημι · “to arise” · Strong's G0450
  7. ΘευδᾶςTheudas“Theudas”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Theudas” · Strong's G2333
  8. λέγωνlegōn“affirming”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  9. εἶναίeinai“to be”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  10. τιναtina“somebody”
    Indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  11. ἑαυτόν,he'auton“himself,”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  12. ᾧhō“to whom”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  13. προσεκλίθηproseklithē“were joined”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσκλίνω · “to lean toward” · Strong's G6076
  14. ἀνδρῶνandrōn“of men”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  15. ἀριθμὸςarithmos“number”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀριθμός · “number” · Strong's G0706
  16. ὡςhōs“about”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  17. τετρακοσίων·tetrakosiōn“four hundred;”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from τετρακόσιοι · “four hundred” · Strong's G5071
  18. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  19. ἀνῃρέθη,anērethē“was executed,”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναιρέω · “to do away with” · Strong's G0337
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  22. ὅσοιhosoi“as many as”
    Correlative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
  23. ἐπείθοντοepeithonto“were persuaded”
    Verb, imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πείθω · “to persuade” · Strong's G3982
  24. αὐτῷautō“by him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  25. διελύθησανdieluthēsan“they were dispersed”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διαλύω · “to disperse” · Strong's G1262
  26. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  27. ἐγένοντοegenonto“they it came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  28. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  29. οὐδέν.ouden“no [thing].”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)