Acts 5:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.”
Acts 5:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 5:2321 words
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΤὸTothe
δεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionprison
εὕρομενheuromenfind, get, obtain
κεκλεισμένονkekleismenonshut (up)
ἐνenabout, after, against
πάσῃpasēall / every
ἀσφαλείᾳasphaleiacertainty, safety
καὶkaiand / also
τοὺςtousthe
φύλακαςphylakaskeeper
ἑστῶταςhestōtasabide, appoint, bring
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῶνtōnthe
θυρῶνthyrōndoor, gate
ἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesopen
δὲdeand / but
ἔσωesō(with-)in(-ner, -to, -ward)
οὐδέναoudenano one
εὕρομενheuromenfind, get, obtain
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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