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SimeonΣυμεὼνhas describedἐξηγήσατοhowκαθὼςGodὁ θεὸςfirstπρῶτονconcerned himselfἐπεσκέψατοto takeλαβεῖνfrom amongἐξthe nationsἐθνῶνa peopleλαὸνfor his name.τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ
Acts 15:14
Study it in the app“Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the nations a people for his name.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:14, word by word
- SimeonΣυμεὼνSymeōn
Simeon
Simeon, a man's name: the old man who held Jesus in the temple; Jacob's son and his tribe; an ancestor of Jesus; Simeon called Niger; and Simon Peter.
Where else “Symeōn” appears- has describedἐξηγήσατοexēgēsato
make known, explain
Tell, explain, make known.
Where else “exēgēsato” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- concerned himselfἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsato
visit
To go see someone and care for them.
Where else “epeskepsato” appears- to takeλαβεῖνlabein
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labein” appears- the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnōn” appears- a peopleλαὸνlaon
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laon” appears- for his nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears
Translation note
This is Simon Peter, called by the Hebrew form of his name.
The context
13And after they had fallen silent, James answered, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
14 · This verse (above)
15And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written,
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?