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Soοὕτωςthe wordὁ λόγοςof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουwas growingηὔξανενmightilyκατὰ κράτοςandκαὶprevailing.ἴσχυεν
Acts 19:20
Study it in the app“So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:20, word by word
- the wordλόγοςlogos
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logos” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- was growingηὔξανενēuxanen
grow
To become larger or stronger over time, like a plant or a child.
Where else “ēuxanen” appears- mightilyκράτοςkratos
might
God's great strength.
Where else “kratos” appears- prevailingἴσχυενischyen
be strong
To be strong or valid, or to win out.
Where else “ischyen” appears
The context
19And a number of those who had practiced magic brought together their books and were burning them before everyone; and they counted up their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 · This verse (above)
21And when these things were completed, Paul resolved in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must see Rome also.”
To study Acts 19 in a group
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?