Acts 6:11

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Then sent they in men which sayd: we have hearde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τότε ὑπέβαλον ἄνδρας, λέγοντας, ὅτι Ἀκηκόαμεν αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ῥήματα βλάσφημα εἰς Μωσῆν, καὶ τὸν Θεόν.

Transliteration

Then hypebalon andras, legontas, that Akēkoamen of him lalountos rēmata blasphēma against Mōsēn, and ton Theon.

Grammar Details

• *hypebalon*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - secretly instigated/induced
• *andras*: accusative, masculine, plural - men
• *legontas*: present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - saying
• *Akēkoamen*: perfect, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we have heard
• *lalountos*: present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, singular - speaking
• *rēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - words/sayings
• *blasphēma*: accusative, neuter, plural, adjective - blasphemous
• *Mōsēn*: accusative, masculine, singular - Moses
• *ton*: accusative, masculine, singular, article - the
• *Theon*: accusative, masculine, singular - God

Word Meanings

• *hypebalon*: secretly instigated/induced/suborned
• *legontas*: saying/declaring/stating
• *Akēkoamen*: we have heard/we heard
• *lalountos*: speaking/talking/uttering
• *rēmata*: words/sayings/statements
• *blasphēma*: blasphemous/slanderous/defaming

Referenced Verses

• Matt 26:59-60 : 59 The chefe prestes and the elders and all the counsell sought false witnes agenste Iesus for to put him to deeth 60 but founde none: in somoche that when many false witnesses cam yet founde they none. At the last came two false witnesses
• Matt 28:12-15 : 12 And they gaddered them to gedder with the elders and toke counsell and gave large money vnto the soudiers 13 sayinge: Saye that his disciples came by nyght and stole him awaye whill ye slept. 14 And if this come to the rulers cares we wyll pease him and save you harmeles. 15 And they toke the money and dyd as they were taught. And this sayinge is noysed amoge the Iewes vnto this daye.
• John 1:17 : 17 For the lawe was geven by Moses but grace and truthe came by Iesus Christ.
• John 5:45-47 : 45 Doo not thinke that I wyll accuse you to my father. Ther is one that accuseth you eve Moses in whom ye trust. 46 For had ye beleved Moses ye wold have beleved me: for he wrote of me. 47 But now ye beleve not his writinge: how shall ye beleve my wordes.
• John 9:29 : 29 We are sure that God spake with Moses. This felowe we knowe not from whence he is.
• John 10:33-36 : 33 The Iewes answered him sayinge. For thy good workes sake we stone ye not: but for thy blasphemy and because that thou beinge a man makest thy selfe God. 34 Iesus answered them: Is it not written in youre lawe: I saye ye are goddes? 35 If he called the goddes vnto whom the worde of God was spoken (and the scripture can not be broken) 36 saye ye then to him whom the father hath sainctified and sent into the worlde thou blasphemest because I sayd I am the sonne of God?
• John 16:3 : 3 And suche thinges will they do vnto you because they have not knowen the father nether yet me.
• Acts 6:13 : 13 and brought forth falce witnesses which sayde. This ma ceasith not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe:
• Acts 7:37-39 : 37 This is that Moses which sayde vnto the chyldre of Israel: A Prophet shall the Lorde youre God rayse vp vnto you of youre brethren lyke vnto me him shall ye heare. 38 This is he that was in ye congregacion in the wyldernes with the angell which spake to him in ye moute Syna and with oure fathers. This man receaved the worde of lyfe to geve vnto vs 39 to who oure fathers wolde not obeye but cast it from them and in their hertes turned backe agayne into Egypte
• Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses of olde tyme hath in every cite that preache him and he is rede in the synagoges every saboth daye.
• Acts 18:6 : 6 And whe they sayde cotrary and blasphemed he shoke his rayment and sayde vnto the: youre bloud apon youre awne heeddes and fro hence forth I goo blamelesse vnto ye gentyls.
• Acts 21:20-22 : 20 And when they hearde it they glorified the Lorde and sayde vnto him: thou seist brother how many thousande Iewes ther are which beleve and they are all zelous over ye lawe. 21 And they are informed of the that thou teachest all the Iewes which are amoge the gentyls to forsake Moses and sayst that they ought not to circumcise their chyldren nether to live after the customes. 22 What is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come togeder. For they shall heare that thou arte come.
• Acts 21:28 : 28 cryinge: men of Israel helpe. This is the man that teacheth all men every where agaynst the people and the lawe and this place. Moreover also he hath brought Grekes into the teple and hath polluted this holy place.
• Acts 23:12-15 : 12 When daye was come certayne of the Iewes gaddered them selves to geder and made a vowe sayinge that they wolde nether eate nor drinke till they had killed Paul. 13 They were aboute.xl. which had made this conspiracio. 14 And they cam to ye chefe prestes and elders and sayde: we have boude oure selves with a vowe that we will eate nothinge vntill we have slayne Paul. 15 Now therfore geve ye knowlege to the vpper captayne and to the counsell that he bringe him forth vnto vs to morow as though we wolde knowe some thinge more perfectly of him. But we (or ever he come neare) are redy in ye meane season to kill him.
• Acts 24:1-9 : 1 After.v. dayes Ananias the hye preste descended with elders and with a certayne Oratour named Tartullus and enformed the ruelar of Paul. 2 When Paul was called forth Tartullus beganne to accuse him saying: Seynge yt we live in great quyetnes by the meanes of the and that many good thinges are done vnto this nacion thorow thy providence: 3 that alowe we ever and in all places most myghty Felix with all thankes. 4 Notwithstondinge that I be not tedeous vnto the I praye the that thou woldest heare vs of thy curtesy a feawe wordes. 5 We have founde this ma a pestilent felowe and a mover of debate vnto all the Iewes thorowe out the worlde and a mayntayner of ye secte of the Nazarites 6 and hath also enforsed to pollute the temple. Whom we toke and wolde have iudged acordinge to oure lawe: 7 but the hye captayne Lisias came vpon vs and with great violence toke him awaye out of oure hodes 8 comaundinge his accusars to come vnto the. Of who thou mayst (yf thou wilt enquyre) knowe the certayne of all these thinges where of we accuse him. 9 The Iewes lyke wyse affermed sayinge that it was even so. 10 Then Paul (after that the rular him selfe had beckened vnto him that he shuld speake) answered: I shall with a moare quyet minde answere for my selfe for as moche as I vnderstonde yt thou hast bene of many yeares a iudge vnto this people 11 because that thou mayst knowe yt there are yet.xii. dayes sence I went vp to Ierusalem for to praye 12 and that they nether founde me in the teple disputinge with eny man other raysinge vp the people nether in the Synagoges nor in the cite. 13 Nether can they prove ye thinges wher of they accuse me.
• Acts 25:3 : 3 and desired faveour agaynst him that he wold sende for him to Ierusalem: and layde awayte for him in the waye to kill him.
• Acts 25:7 : 7 When he was come the Iewes which were come fro Ierusalem came aboute him and layde many and greveous complayntes agaynst Paul which they coulde not prove
• Acts 26:11 : 11 And I punysshed them ofte in every synagoge and compelled them to blaspheme: and was yet more mad apon them and persecuted the even vnto straunge cities.
• Rom 3:8 : 8 and saye not rather (as men evyll speake of vs and as some affirme that we saye) let vs do evyll that good maye come therof. Whose damnacion is iuste.
• 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 when before I was a blasphemar and a persecuter and a tyraut. But I obtayned mercy because I dyd it ignorautly thorow vnbelefe.
• Heb 3:2-5 : 2 which was faythfull to him that made him even as was Moses in all his housse. 3 And this man was counted worthy of more glory then Moses: In as moche as he which hath prepared the housse hath most honoure in the housse. 4 Every housse is prepared of some man. But he that ordeyned all thinges is god. 5 And Moses verely was faythfull in all his housse as a minister to beare witnes of tho thinges which shuld be spoken afterwarde.
• Lev 24:16 : 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lorde, shall dye for it: all the multitude shall stone him to deeth. And the straunger as well as the Israelite yf he curse the name, shall dye for it.