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Andτεthe priestὅ ἱερεὺςof Zeusτοῦ Διὸςwhose templewasτοῦ ὄντοςin front ofπρὸthe city,τῆς πόλεωςhaving broughtἐνέγκαςbullsταύρουςandκαὶgarlandsστέμματαtoἐπὶthe gates,τοὺς πυλῶναςwantedἤθελενto offer sacrificeθύεινwithσὺνthe crowds.τοῖς ὄχλοις
Acts 14:13
Study it in the app“And the priest of Zeus whose temple was in front of the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 14:13, word by word
- the priestἱερεὺςhiereus
priest
Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.
Where else “hiereus” appears- of ZeusΔιὸςDios
Zeus
Zeus, the chief god of the Greeks.
Where else “Dios” appears- wasὄντοςontos
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ontos” appears- the cityπόλεωςpoleōs
city, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appears- having broughtἐνέγκαςenenkas
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “enenkas” appears- bullsταύρουςtaurous
bull
Bull, ox.
Where else “taurous” appears- garlandsστέμματαstemmata
garland
Garland, wreath of flowers, used in sacrifices.
Where else “stemmata” appears- the gatesπυλῶναςpylōnas
gates
The large openings in a wall through which one enters a city.
Where else “pylōnas” appears- wantedἤθελενēthelen
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelen” appears- to offer sacrificeθύεινthyein
sacrifice
To slaughter an animal to offer it to God or to a god.
Where else “thyein” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- the crowdsὄχλοιςochlois
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlois” appears
The context
12And they were calling Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13 · This verse (above)
14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out
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?