Butδὲwhen Paulτοῦ Παύλουwas aboutμέλλοντοςto openἀνοίγεινhis mouth,τὸ στόμαGallioὁ Γαλλίωνsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςthe Jews,τοὺς Ἰουδαίους“IfΕἰit wereἦνsomeτιwrongdoingἀδίκημάorἢwickedπονηρόνcrime,ῥᾳδιούργημαOὦJews,ἸουδαῖοιI wouldἂνwith reasonκατὰ λόγονhave put up withἀνεσχόμηνyou;ὑμῶν
Acts 18:14
Study it in the app“But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were some wrongdoing or wicked crime, O Jews, I would with reason have put up with you;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:14, word by word
- when PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- was aboutμέλλοντοςmellontos
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellontos” appears- to openἀνοίγεινanoigein
open
Open.
Where else “anoigein” appears- his mouthστόμαstoma
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stoma” appears- GallioΓαλλίωνGalliōn
Gallio
Gallio, brother of the philosopher Seneca, proconsul of Achaia about AD 51-52.
Where else “Galliōn” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaious
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaious” appears- it wereἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- wrongdoingἀδίκημάadikēma
wrong, crime
A wrong, a crime, an injury done to another.
Where else “adikēma” appears- wickedπονηρόνponēron
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēron” appears- crimeῥᾳδιούργημαrhaidiourgēma
crime
Crime, a wicked or unscrupulous deed.
Where else “rhaidiourgēma” appears- Oὦō
O
O!
Where else “ō” appears- with reasonλόγονlogon
account
Explaining what one did; a why, or a topic.
Where else “logon” appears- have put up withἀνεσχόμηνaneschomēn
bear with
Bear with, put up with patiently.
Where else “aneschomēn” appears
The context
13saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.”
14 · This verse (above)
15but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not want to be a judge of these things.”
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?