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Acts 4:21

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeSoδέconjunction — “So”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Soπροσαπειλησάμενοιprosapeilēsamenoiwhen they had further threatened themπροσαπειλέομαι (prosapeileomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they had further threatened them”, a single actionG4324I utter additional threats.when they had further threatened themἀπέλυσανapelusanthey letἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they let”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.they letαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themμηδὲνmēdennothingμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “nothing”, the object formG3367no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.nothingεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesto findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to find”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howκολάσωνταιkolasōntaithey might punishκολάζω (kolazō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they might punish”, a single actionG2849I chastise, curtail, punish; mid: I cause to be punished.This verse uses “punish”.they might punishαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themδιὰdiabecauseδιάpreposition — “because”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.becauseτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαόνlaonof the peopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of the people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.of the peopleὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἐδόξαζονedoxazonmen glorifiedδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “men glorified”, an ongoing action in the pastG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.men glorifiedτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐπὶepiforἐπίpreposition — “for”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.forτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γεγονότιgegonotithat which was doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active participle, dative, singular, neuter — “that which was done”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.that which was done

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

World English Bible

When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

Darby Translation

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

Douay-Rheims

But they threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified what had been done, in that which had come to pass.

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