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Butδὲthe multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςof the cityτῆς πόλεωςwas divided,ἐσχίσθηandκαὶsomeοἱ μὲνwereἦσανwithσὺνthe Jews,τοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςandδὲothersοἱwithσὺνthe apostles.τοῖς ἀποστόλοις
Acts 14:4
Study it in the app“But the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and others with the apostles.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 14:4, word by word
- the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- of the cityπόλεωςpoleōs
city, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appears- was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthē
split
To split into groups.
Where else “eschisthē” appears- wereἦσανēsan
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēsan” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- the apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostolois
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolois” appears
The context
3So they stayed a long time, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who was testifying to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.
4 · This verse (above)
5And when there was an attempt by both the nations and the Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,
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?