Study it in the app“But some also of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims.””
Butδέsomeτινεςalsoκαὶof the itinerantτῶν περιερχομένωνJewishἸουδαίωνexorcistsἐξορκιστῶνattemptedἐπεχείρησανto nameὀνομάζεινoverἐπὶthose who hadτοὺς ἔχονταςthe evilτὰ πονηρὰspiritsτὰ πνεύματαthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουJesus,Ἰησοῦsaying,λέγοντες“I adjureὉρκίζωyouὑμᾶςbyJesusτὸν ἸησοῦνwhomὃνPaulΠαῦλοςproclaims.”κηρύσσει
go around
Go around, go from place to place, travel about.
Where else “perierchomenōn” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appearsexorcist
Exorcist: one who tries to drive out demons with formulas and oaths.
Where else “exorkistōn” appearsundertake, try
Undertake, attempt, try.
Where else “epecheirēsan” appearsname
To mention someone; call on the Lord.
Where else “onomazein” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontas” appearsevil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēra” appearsevil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneumata” appearsname
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearsJesus
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 “Iēsou” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appearsadjure
Adjure: make someone swear, charge solemnly by calling on God.
Where else “Horkizō” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearsproclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssei” appears12so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.
13 · This verse (above)
14Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish high priest, doing this.
1. What it says
What did those in Ephesus who practiced magic do with their books? (vv. 18-20)
2. What it means
Why did Demetrius and the silversmiths stir up a riot against Paul? What really worried them? (vv. 23-27)
3. How I live it
The people of Ephesus gave up something costly to follow what they now believed (v. 19). What would you be willing to let go of to live more truthfully?
