Acts 5:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

Before for these of the hēmerōn anestē Theudas, legōn einai tina himself; to whom prosekollēthē arithmos of andrōn, about tetrakosion: who anērethē; and all, as many as epeithonto to him, dielythēsan, and egenonto into nothing.

Grammar Details

*hēmerōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - days
*anestē*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - rose up/appeared
*Theudas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Theudas
*legōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
*einai*: present, active, infinitive - to be
*tina*: accusative, masculine, singular, indefinite pronoun - someone/somebody
*prosekollēthē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - joined/attached
*arithmos*: nominative, masculine, singular - number
*andrōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - men
*tetrakosion*: genitive, masculine, plural - four hundred
*anērethē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - was killed/slain
*epeithonto*: imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd plural - were persuaded/believed
*dielythēsan*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd plural - were scattered/dispersed
*egenonto*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd plural - became

Word Meanings

*anestē*: rose up/appeared/came forward
*prosekollēthē*: joined/attached themselves to/followed
*arithmos*: number/group/quantity
*anērethē*: was killed/was slain/was put to death
*dielythēsan*: were scattered/were dispersed/were broken up

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Referenced Verses

Acts 8:9 : 9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Acts 21:38 : 38 Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?
Gal 2:6 : 6 But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever {G4218} they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person) —they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:
Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
2 Thess 2:3-7 : 3 let no man beguile you in any wise: for [it will not be,] except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, 4 he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he {G5613} {G2316} sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only [there is] one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.
2 Pet 2:2 : 2 And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.
2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For, uttering great swelling [words] of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;
Jude 1:16 : 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words]), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.
Rev 17:3 : 3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:5 : 5 and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Matt 24:24 : 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
Matt 24:26 : 26 If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe [it] not.

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