Acts 4:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον, συναχθῆναι αὐτῶν τοὺς ἄρχοντας, καὶ πρεσβυτέρους, καὶ γραμματεῖς, εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ.

Transliteration

Egeneto de on the aurion, synachthēnai their the archontas, and presbyterous, and grammateis, in Ierousalēm.

Grammar Details

*Egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - it happened/came to pass
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*aurion*: accusative, feminine, singular - morrow/next day
*synachthēnai*: aorist passive infinitive - to be gathered together
*archontas*: accusative, masculine, plural - rulers/leaders
*presbyterous*: accusative, masculine, plural - elders
*grammateis*: accusative, masculine, plural - scribes
*Ierousalēm*: accusative, feminine, singular - Jerusalem

Word Meanings

*Egeneto*: it happened/came to pass/came about
*synachthēnai*: to be gathered/assembled/brought together
*archontas*: rulers/leaders/officials
*presbyterous*: elders/older men
*grammateis*: scribes/experts in the law

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Referenced Verses

Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
Acts 5:20-21 : 20 Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life. 21 And when they heard [this], they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.
Acts 5:34 : 34 But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.
Acts 6:12 : 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,
Isa 1:10 : 10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Matt 27:1-2 : 1 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
Mark 15:1 : 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
Luke 20:1 : 1 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
Luke 22:66 : 66 And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying,
Luke 23:13 : 13 And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
Luke 24:20 : 20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

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