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Butδὲwhen GallioΓαλλίωνοςwasὄντοςproconsulἀνθυπάτουof Achaia,τῆς Ἀχαΐαςthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιmade a united attackκατεπέστησαν ὁμοθυμαδὸνon Paulτῷ Παύλῳandκαὶbroughtἤγαγονhimαὐτὸνbeforeἐπὶthe judgment seat,τὸ βῆμα
Acts 18:12
Study it in the app“But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:12, word by word
- when GallioΓαλλίωνοςGalliōnos
Gallio
Gallio, brother of the philosopher Seneca, proconsul of Achaia about AD 51-52.
Where else “Galliōnos” appears- wasὄντοςontos
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontos” appears- proconsulἀνθυπάτουanthypatou
proconsul
Proconsul: the Roman governor of a province under the authority of the Senate.
Where else “anthypatou” appears- of AchaiaἈχαΐαςAchaias
Achaia
See it on the mapWhere else “Achaias” appears- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- made a united attackκατεπέστησανkatepestēsan
rise up against
Rise up against someone together.
Where else “katepestēsan” appears- made a united attackὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadon
with one accord
With one accord, all with the same mind; also together.
Where else “homothymadon” appears- on PaulΠαύλῳPaulōi
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appears- broughtἤγαγονēgagon
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagon” appears- the judgment seatβῆμαbēma
judgment seat
The seat where the judge sits.
Where else “bēma” appears
Translation note
Gallio was proconsul of Achaia around the years 51-52; this helps to date Paul’s stay in Corinth.
Places in this verse
Achaia
Today: southern Greece (Peloponnese and Attica)
A Roman province in southern Greece, with Corinth as its main city.
The believers of Achaia gave for the poor in Jerusalem (Rom 15:26). Paul wrote his second letter to Corinth "with all the saints in Achaia" (2 Cor 1:1).
The context
11And he settled there a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.
12 · This verse (above)
13saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.”
To study Acts 18 in a group
1. What it says
With whom does Paul stay in Corinth, and what work did they do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Priscilla and Aquila take Apollos aside to explain the Way to him more accurately. How do they go about it? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Who has kindly helped you see something more clearly? How do you receive correction from another person?