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ForγὰρMoses,Μωϋσῆςfromἐκancientἀρχαίωνgenerations,γενεῶνhasἔχειin everyκατὰcityπόλινthose who proclaimτοὺς κηρύσσονταςhim,αὐτὸνbeing readἀναγινωσκόμενοςinἐνthe synagoguesταῖς συναγωγαῖςeveryκατὰ πᾶνSabbath.”σάββατον
Acts 15:21
Study it in the app“For Moses, from ancient generations, has in every city those who proclaim him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:21, word by word
- MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- ancientἀρχαίωνarchaiōn
ancient, old
Ancient, old, from the beginning; "the ancients", the earlier generations.
Where else “archaiōn” appears- generationsγενεῶνgeneōn
generation
Generation: the people born around the same time, or each step from parent to child in a family.
Where else “geneōn” appears- hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- those who proclaimκηρύσσονταςkēryssontas
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssontas” appears- being readἀναγινωσκόμενοςanaginōskomenos
read
Read.
Where else “anaginōskomenos” appears- the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsynagōgais
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgais” appears- Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbaton” appears
The context
20but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols and from sexual immorality and from what is strangled and from blood.
21 · This verse (above)
22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.
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?