Acts 5:39

But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
Acts 5:39
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Original language (Greek)

εἰ δὲ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι αὐτούς, μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε.

  1. εἰei“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  4. θεοῦtheou“God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  5. ἐστιν,estin“it is,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  7. δυνήσεσθεdunēsesthe“you will be able”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  8. καταλῦσαιkatalusai“to overthrow”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from καταλύω · “to destroy/lodge” · Strong's G2647
  9. αὐτούς,autous“them,”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. μήποτεmēpote“otherwise”
    Particle, negative + Particle · “lest + πότε=when” · Strong's G3361
  11. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. θεομάχοιtheomachoi“fighting against God”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from θεομάχος · “opposing God” · Strong's G2314
  13. εὑρεθῆτε.heurethēte“You shall be found.”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)