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whoὃςappearedὤφθηforἐπὶmanyπλείουςdaysἡμέραςto those whoτοῖςhad come up withσυναναβᾶσινhimαὐτῷfromἀπὸGalileeτῆς ΓαλιλαίαςtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμwhoοἵτινεςareεἰσὶnowνῦνhis witnessesμάρτυρες αὐτοῦtoπρὸςthe people.τὸν λαόν
Acts 13:31
Study it in the app“who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:31, word by word
- appearedὤφθηōphthē
appear
To become visible to someone, to appear before their eyes.
Where else “ōphthē” appears- manyπλείουςpleious
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pleious” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- had come up withσυναναβᾶσινsynanabasin
go up with
Go up together with someone.
Where else “synanabasin” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- areεἰσὶeisi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisi” appears- his witnessesμάρτυρεςmartyres
witness
Someone who tells what they saw or heard.
Where else “martyres” appears- the peopleλαόνlaon
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laon” appears
Places in this verse
1Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
30But God raised him from the dead,
31 · This verse (above)
32And we announce the good news to you, the promise made to the fathers,
To study Acts 13 in a group
1. What it says
In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)
3. How I live it
Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?