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Andδὲhe reasonedδιελέγετοinἐνthe synagogueτῇ συναγωγῇeveryκατὰ πᾶνSabbath,σάββατονandτεtried to persuadeἔπειθένJewsἸουδαίουςandκαὶGreeks.Ἕλληνας
Acts 18:4
Study it in the app“And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 18:4, word by word
- he reasonedδιελέγετοdielegeto
reason
To talk and debate with others about something.
Where else “dielegeto” appears- the synagogueσυναγωγῇsynagōgēi
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgēi” appears- Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbaton” appears- tried to persuadeἔπειθένepeithen
persuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “epeithen” appears- JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaious
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaious” appears- GreeksἝλληναςHellēnas
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēnas” appears
The context
3and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for they were tentmakers by trade.
4 · This verse (above)
5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was wholly occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
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?