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Andκαίsomeτινεςofἐξthemαὐτῶνwere persuadedἐπείσθησανandκαὶjoinedπροσεκληρώθησανPaulτῷ ΠαύλῳandκαὶSilas,τῷ Σιλᾷandτεso dida greatπολὺmultitudeπλῆθοςof the devoutτῶν σεβομένωνGreeks,Ἑλλήνωνandτεnotοὐκa fewὀλίγαιof the leadingτῶν πρώτωνwomen.γυναικῶν
Acts 17:4
Study it in the app“And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, and so did a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:4, word by word
- were persuadedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsan
persuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “epeisthēsan” appears- joinedπροσεκληρώθησανproseklērōthēsan
join
Join someone, side with them.
Where else “proseklērōthēsan” appears- PaulΠαύλῳPaulōi
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appears- SilasΣιλᾷSilai
Silas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silai” appears- a greatπολὺpoly
great
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “poly” appears- multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- of the devoutσεβομένωνsebomenōn
worship
Worship, revere God.
Where else “sebomenōn” appears- GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōn
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēnōn” appears- a fewὀλίγαιoligai
few
In small number or amount, not many.
Where else “oligai” appears- of the leadingπρώτωνprōtōn
leading
The most important.
Where else “prōtōn” appears- womenγυναικῶνgynaikōn
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaikōn” appears
The context
3explaining and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Messiah.”
4 · This verse (above)
5But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace idlers, and forming a mob, were stirring up the city; and attacking the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people.
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?