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Acts 5:37 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Acts 5:37Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:3724 words
GreekMeaning
μετὰmeta
AfterprepositionG3326
τοῦτονtouton
this mandemonstrativeG3778
ἀνέστηanestē
rose upverbG450
ἸούδαςIoudas
JudasnounG2455
ho
thearticleG3588
ΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaios
GalileanadjectiveG1057
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἡμέραιςhēmerais
daysnounG2250
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἀπογραφῆςapographēs
registrationnounG582
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀπέστησεapestēse
drew awayverbG868
λαὸνlaon
peoplenounG2992
ὀπίσωopisō
afterprepositionG3694
αὐτοῦautou
himpronounG846
κἀκεῖνοςkakeinos
and him (other, them), even hedemonstrativeG2548
ἀπώλετοapōleto
perishedverbG622
καὶkai
And hewordG2532
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
ὅσοιhosoi
as many asrelative pronounG3745
ἐπείθοντοepeithonto
were persuadedverbG3982
αὐτῷautō
by himpronounG846
διεσκορπίσθησανdieskorpisthēsan
were scatteredverbG1287
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:37

For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody: to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to naught. Acts 5:36 By examples he teaches them prudence; and, by way of encouragement, mentions last the man who seduced the greatest number. Now before he gives the examples, he says, Take heed to yourselves; but when he has cited them, then he declares his opinion,…

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