Greek Interlinear
Acts 5:23 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Acts 5:23, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Saying truly The prison found we shut with all safety and the keepers without standing before the doors when we had opened but within no man found we”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγοντες | G3004 | Saying | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 2 | ὅτι | G3754 | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | |
| 3 | Τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 4 | μὲν | G3303 | truly | properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.) |
| 5 | δεσμωτήριον | G1201 | The prison | a place of bondage, i.e., a dungeon |
| 6 | εὕρομεν | G2147 | found we | to find (literally or figuratively) |
| 7 | κεκλεισμένον | G2808 | shut | to close (literally or figuratively) |
| 8 | ἐν | G1722 | with | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 9 | πάσῃ | G3956 | all | all, any, every, the whole |
| 10 | ἀσφαλείᾳ | G803 | safety | security (literally or figuratively) |
| 11 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 12 | τοὺς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | φύλακας | G5441 | the keepers | a watcher or sentry |
| 14 | ἔξω | G1854 | without | out(-side) (of doors), literally or figuratively |
| 15 | ἑστῶτας | G2476 | standing | to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively) |
| 16 | πρὸ | G4253 | before | "fore", i.e., in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to |
| 17 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 18 | θυρῶν | G2374 | the doors | a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively) |
| 19 | ἀνοίξαντες | G455 | when we had opened | to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications) |
| 20 | δὲ | G1161 | but | but, and, etc |
| 21 | ἔσω | G2080 | within | inside (as preposition or adjective) |
| 22 | οὐδένα | G3762 | no man | not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing |
| 23 | εὕρομεν | G2147 | found we | to find (literally or figuratively) |
Verse Context
Acts 5:22 But when the officers came not and found...
Acts 5:23 (current)Saying truly The prison found we shut with all safety and the keepers without standing before the doors when we had opened but within no man found we
Acts 5:24when Now heard things these...