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ButδὲPaulὁ Παῦλοςcalled outἐφώνησενwith a loud voice,φωνῇ μεγάλῃsaying,λέγων“DoπράξῃςnoΜηδὲνharmκακόνto yourself,σεαυτῷforγάρwe areἐσμενallἅπαντεςhere!”ἐνθάδε
Acts 16:28
Study it in the app“But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:28, word by word
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- called outἐφώνησενephōnēsen
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “ephōnēsen” appears- with a loud voiceφωνῇphōnēi
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēi” appears- with a loud voiceμεγάλῃmegalēi
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēi” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “Doπράξῃςpraxēis
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “praxēis” appears- noΜηδὲνMēden
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “Mēden” appears- harmκακόνkakon
harm
Harm that someone suffers.
Where else “kakon” appears- to yourselfσεαυτῷseautōi
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seautōi” appears- we areἐσμενesmen
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “esmen” appears- allἅπαντεςhapantes
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapantes” appears- hereἐνθάδεenthade
here
Here, to this place.
Where else “enthade” appears
The context
27And the jailer, waking up and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 · This verse (above)
29And asking for lights, he rushed in and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
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?