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Acts 4:13

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

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Θεωροῦντεςtheōrounteswhen they sawθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they saw”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.when they sawδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Πέτρουpetrouof PeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Peter”, the of-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".of Peterπαρρησίανparrēsianboldnessπαρρησία (parrēsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “boldness”, the object formG3954freedom, openness, especially in speech; boldness, confidence.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαταλαβόμενοιkatalabomenoiperceivedκαταλαμβάνω (katalambanō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “perceived”, a single actionG2638(a) I seize tight hold of, arrest, catch, capture, appropriate, (b) I overtake, (c) mid. aor: I perceived, comprehended.perceivedὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἄνθρωποιanthrōpoimenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.menἀγράμματοίagrammatoiunschooledἀγράμματος (agrammatos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “unschooled”, the subject formG62unlettered, illiterate, uneducated, perhaps with the narrower idea: unacquainted with Rabbinic teaching.εἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδιῶταιidiōtaiunlearnedἰδιώτης (idiōtēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “unlearned”, the subject formG2399(unofficial, hence) an amateur, an unprofessional man, a layman; an ungifted person.ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonthey marvelledθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they marvelled”, an ongoing action in the pastG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.they marvelledἐπεγίνωσκόνepeginōskonthey took knowledgeἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they took knowledge”, an ongoing action in the pastG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.they took knowledgeτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.αὐτοὺςautousof themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “of them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.of themὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatσὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἦσανēsanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering — they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Darby Translation

But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered; and they knew them that they had been with Jesus.

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