Acts 5:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀναστάντες δὲ οἱ νεώτεροι, συνέστειλαν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες, ἔθαψαν.

Transliteration

Anastantes de the neōteroi, synesteilean him, and exenegkantes, ethapsan.

Grammar Details

*Anastantes*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having risen up
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*neōteroi*: nominative, masculine, plural, comparative - younger men
*synesteilean*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - wrapped up
*exenegkantes*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having carried out
*ethapsan*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - buried

Word Meanings

*neōteroi*: younger men/youths
*synesteilean*: wrapped up/prepared for burial/covered
*exenegkantes*: carrying out/taking away

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Referenced Verses

John 19:40 : 40 So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
Lev 10:4-6 : 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. 5 So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Jehovah hath kindled.
Deut 21:23 : 23 his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
2 Sam 18:17 : 17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

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