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andκαὶthey proclaimκαταγγέλλουσινcustomsἔθηthatἃit is notοὐκlawfulἔξεστινfor usἡμῖνto acceptπαραδέχεσθαιorοὐδὲpractice,ποιεῖνbeingοὖσινRomans.”Ῥωμαίοις
Acts 16:21
Study it in the app“and they proclaim customs that it is not lawful for us to accept or practice, being Romans.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:21, word by word
- they proclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousin
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellousin” appears- customsἔθηethē
custom
Custom.
Where else “ethē” appears- lawfulἔξεστινexestin
it is lawful
It is permitted, it is lawful under the law.
Where else “exestin” appears- to acceptπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthai
accept, welcome
Accept, receive.
Where else “paradechesthai” appears- practiceποιεῖνpoiein
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiein” appears- beingοὖσινousin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ousin” appears- RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaiois
Roman
Roman.
Where else “Rhōmaiois” appears
The context
20And bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are greatly disturbing our city
21 · This verse (above)
22And the crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
To study Acts 16 in a group
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?