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forγὰρhe vigorouslyεὐτόνωςrefutedδιακατηλέγχετοthe Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςin public,δημοσίᾳshowingἐπιδεικνὺςthroughδιὰthe Scripturesτῶν γραφῶνthatJesusἸησοῦνwasεἶναιthe Messiah.τὸν χριστὸν
Acts 18:28
Study it in the app“for he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, showing through the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:28, word by word
- he vigorouslyεὐτόνωςeutonōs
vehemently
Vehemently, vigorously.
Where else “eutonōs” appears- refutedδιακατηλέγχετοdiakatēlencheto
refute
Refute completely, in public.
Where else “diakatēlencheto” appears- the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiai
public
Public, belonging to the people; as an adverb, publicly, in public.
Where else “dēmosiai” appears- showingἐπιδεικνὺςepideiknys
show, point out
Show, point out, display; also prove.
Where else “epideiknys” appears- the Scripturesγραφῶνgraphōn
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphōn” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- wasεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- the Messiahχριστὸνchriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christon” appears
The context
27And when he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
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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?