King James Version
Acts 4:1 in the King James Version says “And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, captai...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, captain: or, ruler”
Acts 4:1 · KJV
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, captain: or, ruler
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
“came upon”
G2186to stand upon, i.e., be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal)
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the captain”
G4755a general, i.e., (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor), the chief (praefect) of the (levitical) temple-wardens
“of the temple”
G2411a sacred place, i.e., the entire precincts (whereas g3485 denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the temple (at jerusalem or elsewhere)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the Sadducees”
G4523a sadducaean (i.e., tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical israelite
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