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SoοὕτωςPaulὁ Παῦλοςwent outἐξῆλθενfromἐκtheir midst.μέσου αὐτῶν
Acts 17:33
Study it in the app“So Paul went out from their midst.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:33, word by word
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- went outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- their midstμέσουmesou
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesou” appears
The context
32Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
33 · This verse (above)
34But some men joined him and believed, among whom were also Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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?