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Butδὲtheyοἱshook offἐκτιναξάμενοιthe dustτὸν κονιορτὸνof their feetτῶν ποδῶνagainstἐπ’themαὐτοὺςand wentἦλθονtoεἰςIconium.Ἰκόνιον
Acts 13:51
Study it in the app“But they shook off the dust of their feet against them and went to Iconium.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:51, word by word
- shook offἐκτιναξάμενοιektinaxamenoi
shake off
Shake off.
Where else “ektinaxamenoi” appears- the dustκονιορτὸνkoniorton
dust
Dust, dust stirred up.
Where else “koniorton” appears- of their feetποδῶνpodōn
foot
Foot.
Where else “podōn” appears- and wentἦλθονēlthon
go
To set out toward a place.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- IconiumἸκόνιονIkonion
Iconium
Iconium, a city of Lycaonia, in the center of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Ikonion” appears
The context
50But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region.
51 · This verse (above)
52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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?