Acts 5:26
At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
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ASV
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, but without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
KJV
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τότε | Tote | Then | G5119 → |
| ἀπελθὼν | apelthōn | having gone | G565 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| στρατηγὸς | stratēgos | captain | G4755 → |
| σὺν | sun | with | G4862 → |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 → |
| ὑπηρέταις | hupēretais | officers | G5257 → |
| ἦγεν | ēgen | was bringing | G71 → |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → |
| βίας, | bias | force, | G970 → |
| ἐφοβοῦντο | ephobounto | they were afraid of | G5399 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λαὸν | laon | people | G2992 → |
| μὴ | mē | lest | G3361 → |
| λιθασθῶσιν.¶ | lithasthōsin | they may be stoned. | G3034 → |
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