King James Version
Acts 4:8 in the King James Version says “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,” — study this verse from Acts chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,”
Acts 4:8 · KJV
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“filled”
G4130to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time)
“Ghost”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
“with the Holy”
G40sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
“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,
“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
“of the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“elders”
G4245older; as noun, a senior; specially, an israelite sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or christian "presbyter"
“of Israel”
G2474israel (i.e., jisrael), the adopted name of jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
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