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Andδὲthey stayedδιέτριβονnoοὐκlittleὀλίγονtimeχρόνονwithσὺνthe disciples.τοῖς μαθηταῖς
Acts 14:28
Study it in the app“And they stayed no little time with the disciples.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 14:28, word by word
- they stayedδιέτριβονdietribon
stay, spend time
Stay, spend some time.
Where else “dietribon” appears- littleὀλίγονoligon
few
In small number or amount, not many.
Where else “oligon” appears- timeχρόνονchronon
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētais
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētais” appears
The context
27And when they arrived and gathered together the assembly, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened to the nations a door of faith.
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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?