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Andτεthe crowds,οἵ ὄχλοιseeingἰδόντεςwhatὃPaulΠαῦλοςhad done,ἐποίησενlifted upἐπῆρανtheir voice,τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶνsayingλέγοντεςin Lycaonian,Λυκαονιστὶ“The godsΟἱ θεοὶhave become likeὁμοιωθέντεςmenἀνθρώποιςand have come downκατέβησανtoπρὸςus.”ἡμᾶς
Acts 14:11
Study it in the app“And the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voice, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 14:11, word by word
- the crowdsὄχλοιochloi
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochloi” appears- seeingἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- had doneἐποίησενepoiēsen
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- lifted upἐπῆρανepēran
lift up
To hold something high: eyes, hands, voice.
Where else “epēran” appears- their voiceφωνὴνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- in LycaonianΛυκαονιστὶLykaonisti
in Lycaonian
In Lycaonian, the language of the people of Lycaonia.
Where else “Lykaonisti” appears- “The godsθεοὶtheoi
god
A god of other peoples.
Where else “theoi” appears- have become likeὁμοιωθέντεςhomoiōthentes
become like
To become like another, to take on their likeness.
Where else “homoiōthentes” appears- menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears- and have come downκατέβησανkatebēsan
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katebēsan” appears
The context
10said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet.” And he leaped up and was walking.
11 · This verse (above)
12And they were calling Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
To study Acts 14 in a group
1. What it says
In Lystra, what does Paul do for the man who had never walked, and how does the crowd react? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Paul and Barnabas refuse to be treated as gods, and what do they say about themselves? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Paul and Barnabas encouraged the disciples to stay firm through hardship (v. 22). How can you encourage someone going through a hard time?