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saying,λέγοντες“You went inΕἰσῆλθεςtoπρὸςuncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαν ἔχονταςmenἄνδραςandκαὶate withσυνέφαγεςthem.”αὐτοῖς
Acts 11:3
Study it in the app“saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:3, word by word
- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “You went inΕἰσῆλθεςEisēlthes
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “Eisēlthes” appears- uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίανakrobystian
uncircumcision
Not being circumcised.
Where else “akrobystian” appears- uncircumcisedἔχονταςechontas
be in state
To be in some state: "those who were sick".
Where else “echontas” appears- menἄνδραςandras
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andras” appears- ate withσυνέφαγεςsynephages
eat with
Eat with someone, share a meal.
Where else “synephages” appears
The context
2And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision took issue with him,
3 · This verse (above)
4But Peter began and explained it to them in order, saying,
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?