Acts 5:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ.

Transliteration

And epebalon the cheiras of them epi the apostolous, and ethento them in tērēsei dēmosia.

Grammar Details

• *epebalon*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - laid/put
• *cheiras*: accusative, feminine, plural - hands
• *epi*: preposition + accusative - upon/on
• *apostolous*: accusative, masculine, plural - apostles
• *ethento*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd plural - put/placed
• *tērēsei*: dative, feminine, singular - custody/prison
• *dēmosia*: dative, feminine, singular - public

Word Meanings

• *epebalon*: laid/put/placed
• *cheiras*: hands (idiom for arrest/seize)
• *tērēsei*: custody/prison/holding
• *dēmosia*: public/common/general

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and{G2532} laid{G1911} {G846} hands{G5495} on{G1909} the apostles,{G652} and{G2532} put{G5087} them{G846} in{G1722} public{G1219} ward.{G5084}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} laid{G1911}{(G5627)} their{G846} hands{G5495} on{G1909} the apostles{G652}, and{G2532} put{G5087}{(G5639)} them{G846} in{G1722} the common{G1219} prison{G5084}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and layde hondes on the Apostles and put them in the comen preson.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & layed handes on the Apostles, and put them in the comon preson.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And laide hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And layed handes on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 4:3 : 3 So they seized them and took them into custody until the next day, since it was already evening.
• Luke 21:12 : 12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors on account of my name.
• Acts 8:3 : 3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
• Acts 12:5-7 : 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church fervently prayed to God for him. 6 The night before Herod was to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards stood watch in front of the door of the prison. 7 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side to wake him, the angel said, 'Get up quickly.' Immediately, the chains fell off Peter's hands.
• Acts 16:23-27 : 23 After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. 24 Upon receiving this order, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly, there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once, all the doors flew open, and everyone's chains were loosened. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.
• 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
• Heb 11:36 : 36 Still others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.