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Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ButΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredεἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΕἰeiWhetherεἰconjunction — “Whether”G1487if.Whetherδίκαιόνdikaionrightδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “right”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).rightἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνώπιονenōpionin the sightἐνώπιονpreposition — “in the sight”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.in the sightτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godὑμῶνhumōnunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “unto you”, the of-formG4771you.unto youἀκούεινakoueinto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active infinitive — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.μᾶλλονmallonmore thanμᾶλλονadverb — “more than”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.more thanἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouunto Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “unto God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.unto Godκρίνατεkrinatejudge yeκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “judge ye”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.judge ye

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:

Young’s Literal Translation

and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

World English Bible

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

Darby Translation

But Peter and John answering said to them, If it be righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge ye;

Douay-Rheims

But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.

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