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whomοὓςJasonἸάσωνhas welcomed;ὑποδέδεκταιandκαὶthey allοὗτοι πάντεςactπράσσουσιagainstἀπέναντιthe decreesτῶν δογμάτωνof Caesar,Καίσαροςsayingλέγοντεςthatthere isεἶναιanotherἕτερονking,βασιλέαJesus.”Ἰησοῦν
Acts 17:7
Study it in the app“whom Jason has welcomed; and they all act against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:7, word by word
- JasonἸάσωνIasōn
Jason
Jason: a believer in Thessalonica who gave lodging to Paul; also a relative of Paul who sends greetings to Rome, perhaps the same man.
Where else “Iasōn” appears- has welcomedὑποδέδεκταιhypodedektai
welcome as a guest
Welcome as a guest, receive under one's roof.
Where else “hypodedektai” appears- actπράσσουσιprassousi
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “prassousi” appears- againstἀπέναντιapenanti
against
Against something, acting contrary to what was ordered.
Where else “apenanti” appears- the decreesδογμάτωνdogmatōn
decree
Decree, official order; also a rule.
Where else “dogmatōn” appears- of CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisaros
Caesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisaros” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- there isεἶναιeinai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “einai” appears- anotherἕτερονheteron
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heteron” appears- kingβασιλέαbasilea
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basilea” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears
The context
6But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have upset the inhabited world have come here too,
7 · This verse (above)
8And they stirred up the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
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?