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Andδὲthe brothersΟἱ ἀδελφοὶat onceεὐθέωςsent awayἐξέπεμψανbothτεPaulτόν ΠαῦλονandκαὶSilasτὸν ΣιλᾶνbyδιὰnightνυκτὸςtoεἰςBerea;Βέροιανand they,οἵτινεςon arriving,παραγενόμενοιwentἀπῄεσανintoεἰςthe synagogueτὴν συναγωγὴνof the Jews.τῶν Ἰουδαίων
Acts 17:10
Study it in the app“And the brothers at once sent away both Paul and Silas by night to Berea; and they, on arriving, went into the synagogue of the Jews.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:10, word by word
- the brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- at onceεὐθέωςeutheōs
immediately
Immediately, at once.
Where else “eutheōs” appears- sent awayἐξέπεμψανexepempsan
send out
Send out, send away.
Where else “exepempsan” appears- PaulΠαῦλονPaulon
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appears- SilasΣιλᾶνSilan
Silas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silan” appears- nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- BereaΒέροιανBeroian
Berea
See it on the mapWhere else “Beroian” appears- on arrivingπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoi
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenoi” appears- wentἀπῄεσανapēiesan
go away
Go away, leave; a different verb of the same spelling means be absent.
Where else “apēiesan” appears- the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsynagōgēn
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgēn” appears- of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears
Places in this verse
Berea
Today: Veria (Berea), northern Greece
A city of Macedonia in northern Greece, about 43 miles (70 km) west of Thessalonica.
The Bereans received the word eagerly and checked the Scriptures every day (Acts 17:11).
The context
9And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they released them.
10 · This verse (above)
11Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
To study Acts 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?