Acts 5:37

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μετὰ τοῦτον ἀνέστη Ἰούδας ὁ Γαλιλαῖος ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς ἀπογραφῆς, καὶ ἀπέστησεν λαὸν ἱκανὸν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ: κἀκεῖνος ἀπώλετο· καὶ πάντες, ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ, διεσκορπίσθησαν.

Transliteration

After this one anestē Ioudas the Galilaios in the hēmerais of the apographēs, and apestēsen laon hikanon opisō of him: kakeinos apōleto; and all, as many as epeithonto to him, dieskorpisthēsan.

Grammar Details

*anestē*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - rose up/appeared
*Ioudas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Judas
*Galilaios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Galilean
*hēmerais*: dative, feminine, plural - days
*apographēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - registration/census
*apestēsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - drew away/led astray
*laon*: accusative, masculine, singular - people
*hikanon*: accusative, masculine, singular - considerable/sufficient
*opisō*: adverb - after/behind
*kakeinos*: demonstrative pronoun (καί + ἐκεῖνος) - and that one
*apōleto*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - perished/was destroyed
*epeithonto*: imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd plural - were persuaded/believed
*dieskorpisthēsan*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd plural - were scattered

Word Meanings

*anestē*: rose up/appeared/came forward
*Galilaios*: Galilean/from Galilee
*apographēs*: census/registration/enrollment
*apestēsen*: drew away/led astray/caused to revolt
*hikanon*: considerable/significant/large
*apōleto*: perished/was destroyed/died
*dieskorpisthēsan*: were scattered/were dispersed/were divided

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Referenced Verses

Luke 2:1-2 : 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 ( And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Luke 13:1-2 : 1 {G1161} There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
Job 20:5-9 : 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
Ps 7:14-15 : 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Matt 26:52 : 52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

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