Study it in the app“And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered both and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.”
Andκαὶthe manὁ ἄνθρωποςinἐνwhomᾧwasἦνthe evilτὸ πονηρὸνspiritτὸ πνεῦμαleapedἐφαλόμενοςonἐπ’them,αὐτοὺςoverpoweredκατακυριεύσαςbothἀμφοτέρωνandprevailedἴσχυσενagainstκατ’them,αὐτῶνso thatὥστεthey fledἐκφυγεῖνout ofἐκthatἐκείνουhouseτοῦ οἴκουnakedγυμνοὺςandκαὶwounded.τετραυματισμένους
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appearsevil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēron” appearsevil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneuma” appearsleap on
Leap on, jump on someone.
Where else “ephalomenos” appearslord it over
Rule over, dominate others; overpower.
Where else “katakyrieusas” appearsboth
Both, the two together.
Where else “amphoterōn” appearsbe able
To have the strength or the capacity to do something.
Where else “ischysen” appearsso that
So much that, to the point that.
Where else “hōste” appearsescape
Escape, flee away.
Where else “ekphygein” appearshouse
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikou” appearsnaked
Without clothes, or almost.
Where else “gymnous” appearswound
Wound.
Where else “tetraumatismenous” appears“Both”: the Greek word can also be used in the sense of “all.”
15But the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I know Jesus, and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?”
16 · This verse (above)
17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.
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?
