Acts 4:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ στήσαντες αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ μέσῳ, ἐπυνθάνοντο, Ἐν ποίᾳ δυνάμει, ἢ ἐν ποίῳ ὀνόματι, ἐποιήσατε τοῦτο ὑμεῖς;

Transliteration

And stēsantes them in the mesō, epynthanonto, In what dynamei, or in what onomati, epoiēsate this you?

Grammar Details

• *stēsantes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having placed/set
• *mesō*: dative, neuter, singular - middle/midst
• *epynthanonto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - were inquiring/questioning
• *dynamei*: dative, feminine, singular - power/might
• *onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - name
• *epoiēsate*: aorist active indicative, 2nd plural - you did/have done

Word Meanings

• *stēsantes*: having placed/set/stood
• *mesō*: middle/midst/center
• *epynthanonto*: were inquiring/asking/questioning
• *dynamei*: power/authority/might/strength
• *onomati*: name/authority/reputation

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power or by what name have you done this?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and set the other before them and axed: by what power or what name have ye done this syrs?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and set them before them, and axed them: By what auctorite, Or in what name haue ye done this?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 21:23 : 23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?'
• Mark 11:28 : 28 They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?'
• Exod 2:14 : 14 The man replied, 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?' Moses was afraid and thought, 'Surely this matter is known.'
• Acts 4:10 : 10 'let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.'
• Acts 5:27-28 : 27 Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28 We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, didn’t we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
• Acts 5:40 : 40 They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.
• 1 Kgs 21:12-14 : 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.'
• John 2:18 : 18 So the Jews responded to Him, 'What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do all this?'
• John 8:3 : 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and they placed her in the middle.
• John 8:9 : 9 When they heard this, they began to leave one by one, starting with the older ones, until only Jesus was left with the woman standing there.