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butδὲifεἰthey areἐστινquestionsζητήματάaboutπερὶwordsλόγουandκαὶnamesὀνομάτωνandκαὶyour own law,νόμου τοῦ καθ’ ὑμᾶςsee to itὄψεσθεyourselves.αὐτοίIἐγὼdo notοὐwantβούλομαιto beεἶναιa judgeκριτὴςof these things.”τούτων
Acts 18:15
Study it in the app“but 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.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:15, word by word
- they areἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- questionsζητήματάzētēmata
question, dispute
A question for debate, a point at issue.
Where else “zētēmata” appears- wordsλόγουlogou
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logou” appears- namesὀνομάτωνonomatōn
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatōn” appears- your own lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- see to itὄψεσθεopsesthe
watch out
"Be careful!", "make sure that…".
Where else “opsesthe” appears- wantβούλομαιboulomai
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulomai” appears- a judgeκριτὴςkritēs
judge
Judge: one who decides a case; also one who rules.
Where else “kritēs” appears
The context
14But 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;
15 · This verse (above)
16And he drove them from the judgment seat.
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?