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Andκαὶwhen they had takenλαβόντεςsecurityτὸ ἱκανὸνfromπαρὰJasonτοῦ Ἰάσονοςandκαὶthe rest,τῶν λοιπῶνthey releasedἀπέλυσανthem.αὐτούς
Acts 17:9
Study it in the app“And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they released them.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:9, word by word
- when they had takenλαβόντεςlabontes
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labontes” appears- securityἱκανὸνhikanon
worthy
Qualified or deserving: "I do not deserve".
Where else “hikanon” appears- JasonἸάσονοςIasonos
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 “Iasonos” appears- the restλοιπῶνloipōn
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipōn” appears- they releasedἀπέλυσανapelysan
release
To set a prisoner free, or cancel a debt.
Where else “apelysan” appears
The context
8And they stirred up the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
9 · This verse (above)
10And 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.
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?