King James Version

Acts 4:8

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the of Israel” (τοῦ Ἰσραήλ,) after elders here.

τότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.ThenΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterπλησθεὶςplēstheisfilledπίμπλημι (pimplēmi)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “filled”, a single actionG4130I fill, fulfill, complete.filledπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίουhagiouholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).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”.themἌρχοντεςarchontesYe rulersἄρχων (archōn)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Ye rulers”, the calling formG758a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.Ye rulersτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαοῦlaouof the peopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the people”, the of-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 peopleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroieldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “elders”, the calling formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.elders

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰσραήλisraēlof IsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: 'Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,

Young’s Literal Translation

Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: 'Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

World English Bible

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

Darby Translation

Then Peter, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders [of Israel],

Douay-Rheims

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of the people, and ancients, hear:

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