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Andδὲthey stirred upἐτάραξανthe crowdτὸν ὄχλονandκαὶthe city officialsτοὺς πολιτάρχαςwho heardἀκούονταςthese things.ταῦτα
Acts 17:8
Study it in the app“And they stirred up the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:8, word by word
- they stirred upἐτάραξανetaraxan
trouble
To take away others' peace, confuse them.
Where else “etaraxan” appears- the crowdὄχλονochlon
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlon” appears- the city officialsπολιτάρχαςpolitarchas
city official
City official, politarch: the title of the magistrates of Thessalonica.
Where else “politarchas” appears- who heardἀκούονταςakouontas
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouontas” appears
The context
7whom Jason has welcomed; and they all act against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.”
8 · This verse (above)
9And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they released 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?