Acts 5:21
21Having heardἀκούσαντεςnowδὲthey enteredεἰσῆλθονatὑπὸtheτὸνdawnὄρθρονintoεἰςtheτὸtempleἱερὸνandκαὶwere teachingἐδίδασκον.Having comeΠαραγενόμενοςnowδὲtheὁhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςandκαὶthoseοἱwithσὺνhimαὐτῷthey called togetherσυνεκάλεσανtheτὸCouncilσυνέδριονevenκαὶallπᾶσανtheτὴνSenateγερουσίανof theτῶνsonsυἱῶνof IsraelἸσραήλ,andκαὶsentἀπέστειλανtoεἰςtheτὸprison houseδεσμωτήριονto bringἀχθῆναιthemαὐτούς.
And having heard, they entered into the temple at the dawn and were teaching. Now the high priest having come, and those with him, they called together the Council—even all the senate of the sons of Israel—and they sent to the prison house to bring them.
Vocab difficulty
Rare words
ὄρθρον
ὄρθρος
early dawn, day-break.
ἱερὸν
ἱερός
sacred, holy
γερουσίαν
γερουσία
the assembly or body of elders.
δεσμωτήριον
δεσμωτήριον
a prison.