Acts 5:36

36Beforeπρὸforγὰρtheseτούτωντῶνdaysἡμερῶνrose upἀνέστηTheudasΘευδᾶς,affirmingλέγωνto beεἶναίsomebodyτιναhimselfἑαυτόν,to whomᾧwere joinedπροσεκλίθηof menἀνδρῶνnumberἀριθμὸςaboutὡςfour hundredτετρακοσίων·whoὃςwas put to deathἀνῃρέθη,andκαὶallπάντεςas many asὅσοιwere persuadedἐπείθοντοby himαὐτῷwere dispersedδιελύθησανandκαὶit cameἐγένοντοtoεἰςnothingοὐδέν.

For before these days, Theudas rose up, affirming himself to be somebody—to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined—who was put to death, and all, as many as were persuaded by him, were dispersed; and it came to nothing.

Vocab difficulty

85.8

Rare words

  • Θευδᾶς

    Θευδᾶς

    Theudas, a Jewish pretender of date about 4 B.C., otherwise unknown.

  • προσεκλίθη

    προσκλίνομαι

  • τετρακοσίων

    τετρακόσιοι

    four hundred.

  • διελύθησαν

    διαλύω

    I break up, disperse, dissolve.