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Andδὲthere aroseἘγένετοaboutκατὰthatἐκεῖνονtimeτὸν καιρὸνnoοὐκsmallὀλίγοςdisturbanceτάραχοςconcerningπερὶthe Way.τῆς ὁδοῦ
Acts 19:23
Study it in the app“And there arose about that time no small disturbance concerning the Way.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:23, word by word
- there aroseἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- timeκαιρὸνkairon
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairon” appears- smallὀλίγοςoligos
few
In small number or amount, not many.
Where else “oligos” appears- disturbanceτάραχοςtarachos
commotion
Commotion, disturbance, uproar.
Where else “tarachos” appears- the Wayὁδοῦhodou
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodou” appears
The context
22And having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed for a time in Asia.
23 · This verse (above)
24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no small business to the craftsmen.
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?