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Soοὖνthe assembliesαἱ ἐκκλησίαιwere being strengthenedἐστερεοῦντοin the faithτῇ πίστειandκαὶwere increasingἐπερίσσευονin numberτῷ ἀριθμῷdaily.καθ’ ἡμέραν
Acts 16:5
Study it in the app“So the assemblies were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number daily.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:5, word by word
- the assembliesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiai
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiai” appears- were being strengthenedἐστερεοῦντοestereounto
strengthen, make firm
Make firm, strengthen.
Where else “estereounto” appears- in the faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears- were increasingἐπερίσσευονeperisseuon
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “eperisseuon” appears- in numberἀριθμῷarithmōi
number
Number.
Where else “arithmōi” appears- dailyἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears
The context
4And as they were going through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, for them to keep.
5 · This verse (above)
6And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.
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?