KJV: And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
YLT: and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.
Darby: and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.
ASV: and laid them at the apostles feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.
ἐτίθουν | were laying [them] |
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: τίθημι Sense: to set, put, place. |
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παρὰ | at |
Parse: Preposition Root: παρά Sense: from, of at, by, besides, near. |
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πόδας | feet |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: πούς Sense: a foot, both of men or beast. |
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τῶν | of the |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἀποστόλων | apostles |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ἀπόστολος Sense: a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders. |
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διεδίδετο | distribution was made |
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: διαδίδωμι Sense: to distribute, divide among several. |
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ἑκάστῳ | to each |
Parse: Adjective, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ἕκαστος Sense: each, every. |
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καθότι | just as |
Parse: Adverb Root: καθότι Sense: according to what. |
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ἄν | - |
Parse: Particle Root: ἄν Sense: has no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AV. |
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τις | anyone |
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: τὶς Sense: a certain, a certain one. |
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χρείαν | need |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: χρεία Sense: necessity, need. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 4:35
Imperfect passive of διαδιδωμι diadidōmi late omega form for διεδιδοτο diedidoto (the stem vowel ο o displaced by ε e). Impersonal use of the verb here. [source]
Imperfect active of εχω echō with κατοτι kathoti and αν an with the notion of customary repetition in a comparative clause (Robertson, Grammar, p. 967). [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 4:35
According as Old causal conjunction, but in N.T. only used in Luke‘s writings (Luke 1:7; Luke 19:9; Acts 2:45; Acts 4:35; Acts 17:31). [source]