King James Version

Acts 5:22

But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, 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”.Butπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoicameπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “came”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.cameὑπηρέταιhupēretaiservantὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “servant”, the subject formG5257a servant, an attendant, (a) an officer, lictor, (b) an attendant in a synagogue, (c) a minister of the gospel.οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεὗρονheuronto findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.αὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φυλακῇphulakēprisonφυλακήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “prison”, the to- or for-formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.This verse uses “prison”.the prisonἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesthey returnedἀναστρέφω (anastrephō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they returned”, a single actionG390I overturn; I turn back, return; I turn hither and thither; pass: I turn myself about; I sojourn, dwell; I conduct myself, behave, live.they returnedδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andἀπήγγειλανapēngeilantoldἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “told”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.told

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,

Young’s Literal Translation

and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

World English Bible

But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

Darby Translation

And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported

Douay-Rheims

But when the ministers came, and opening the prison, found them not there, they returned and told,

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