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Acts 5:1

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

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Ἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἉνανίαςhananiasAnaniasἉνανίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Ananias”, the subject formG367Ananias, (a) husband of Sapphira, a member of the early church at Jerusalem, (b) a member of the church at Damascus, (c) the high priest at Jerusalem.Ananiasὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.σὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withΣαπφίρῃsapphirēSapphiraΣάπφιρα (sapphira)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Sapphira”, the to- or for-formG4551Sapphira, wife of Ananias, an early Christian.Sapphiraτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γυναικὶgunaikiwifeγυνή (gunē)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the to- or for-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐπώλησενepōlēsensoldπωλέω (pōleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sold”, a single actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.soldκτῆμαktēmaa possessionκτῆμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a possession”, the object formG2933a piece of landed property, a field; plur: possessions, property, possibly landed property, property in land.a possession

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

Young’s Literal Translation

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

Darby Translation

But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

Douay-Rheims

But a certain man named Ananias, with Saphira his wife, sold a piece of land,

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