Acts 4:7
Strong's Lexicon
They had
στήσαντες (stēsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

[Peter and John]
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

{brought} in
μέσῳ (mesō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3319: Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun).

[and] began to question them:
ἐπυνθάνοντο (epynthanonto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4441: To ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand.

“By
Ἐν (En)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

what
ποίᾳ (poia)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one.

power
δυνάμει (dynamei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1411: From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

what
ποίῳ (poiō)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one.

name
ὀνόματι (onomati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

{did} you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

do
ἐποιήσατε (epoiēsate)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

this ?
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?

Young's Literal Translation
and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, ‘In what power, or in what name did ye do this?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: “By what power or in what name have you done this? ”

New American Standard Bible
When they had placed them in the center, they [began to] inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

King James Bible
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: "By what power or what name did you do this?"

New Living Translation
They brought in the two disciples and demanded, "By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?"

English Standard Version
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”

New American Standard Bible
When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

King James Bible
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: "By what power or in what name have you done this?"

International Standard Version
They made Peter and John stand in front of them and began asking, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

NET Bible
After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

American Standard Version
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?

English Revised Version
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?

Young's Literal Translation
and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, 'In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'
















Cross References
John 8:3
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

Acts 4:6
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

Acts 4:8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 4:5
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

Acts 4:9
If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

Acts 4:10
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
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