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Andδὲafterμετὰtheyαὐτοὺςhad fallen silent,τὸ σιγῆσαιJamesἸάκωβοςanswered,ἀπεκρίθηsaying,λέγων“Brothers,Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοίlistenἀκούσατέto me.μου
Acts 15:13
Study it in the app“And after they had fallen silent, James answered, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:13, word by word
- had fallen silentσιγῆσαιsigēsai
be silent
Be silent, keep quiet; also keep secret.
Where else “sigēsai” appears- JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos
James
James, the Greek form of Jacob. Several men in the New Testament bear the name: James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus, both among the Twelve, and James the brother of Jesus.
Where else “Iakōbos” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “BrothersἌνδρεςAndres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appears- “Brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- listenἀκούσατέakousate
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akousate” appears
The context
12And all the multitude fell silent, and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul as they described how many signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.
13 · This verse (above)
14Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the nations a people for his name.
To study Acts 15 in a group
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?