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SoοὖνifεἰGodὁ θεὸςgaveἔδωκενthemαὐτοῖςthe sameτὴν ἴσηνgiftδωρεὰνasὡςalsoκαὶto usἡμῖνwhen we believedπιστεύσασινinἐπὶthe Lordτὸν κύριονJesusἸησοῦνthe Messiah,ΧριστόνwhoτίςwasἤμηνIἐγὼto beableδυνατὸςto hinderκωλῦσαιGod?”τὸν θεόν
Acts 11:17
Study it in the app“So if God gave them the same gift as also to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus the Messiah, who was I to be able to hinder God?””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:17, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- the sameἴσηνisēn
equal
Equal.
Where else “isēn” appears- giftδωρεὰνdōrean
gift
Gift; what is given freely, without being paid for or earned.
Where else “dōrean” appears- when we believedπιστεύσασινpisteusasin
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusasin” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- the MessiahΧριστόνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- wasἤμηνēmēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēmēn” appears- ableδυνατὸςdynatos
mighty
One who has strength and ability to act.
Where else “dynatos” appears- to hinderκωλῦσαιkōlysai
hinder
To hinder, to prevent.
Where else “kōlysai” appears
The context
16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he used to say, ‘John immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit.’
17 · This verse (above)
18And when they heard these things they fell silent and glorified God, saying, “Then God has given to the nations also the change of mind that leads to life.”
To study Acts 11 in a group
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?