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Acts 5:34 — King James Version← Study notes

Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;


Acts 5:34Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:3420 words
GreekMeaning
ἀναστὰςanastas
Having risen upverbG450
δέde
howeverwordG1161
τιςtis
a certain manpronounG5100
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
συνεδρίῳsynedriō
CouncilnounG4892
ΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios
a PhariseenounG5330
ὀνόματιonomati
namednounG3686
ΓαμαλιήλGamaliēl
GamalielnounG1059
νομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidaskalos
a teacher of the lawnounG3547
τίμιοςtimios
honoredadjectiveG5093
παντὶpanti
by alladjectiveG3956
τῷ
thearticleG3588
λαῷlaō
peoplenounG2992
ἐκέλευσενekeleusen
he commanded themverbG2753
ἔξωexō
outsideadverbG1854
βραχὺbrachy
for a shortadjectiveG1024
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous
man / human beingnounG444
ποιῆσαιpoiēsai
to putverbG4160
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:34

This Gamaliel was Paul's teacher. And one may well wonder, how, being so right-minded in his judgment, and withal learned in the law, he did not yet believe. But it cannot be that he should have continued in unbelief to the end. Indeed it appears plainly from the words he here speaks. He commanded, it says, to put the men forth a little space [and said to them.] Observe how judiciously he frames his speech, and how he immediately at the very outset puts them in fear. And that…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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