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Butδὲwhen PaulΠαύλουwantedβουλομένουto go inεἰσελθεῖνamongεἰςthe people,τὸν δῆμονthe disciplesοἱ μαθηταίwould notοὐκletεἴωνhim.αὐτὸν
Acts 19:30
Study it in the app“But when Paul wanted to go in among the people, the disciples would not let him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:30, word by word
- when PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- wantedβουλομένουboulomenou
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulomenou” appears- to go inεἰσελθεῖνeiselthein
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthein” appears- the peopleδῆμονdēmon
people, assembly
The people; the people gathered in a public assembly.
Where else “dēmon” appears- the disciplesμαθηταίmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- letεἴωνeiōn
let
Not to stop someone from doing something; to let him.
Where else “eiōn” appears
The context
29And the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one mind into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s traveling companions.
30 · This verse (above)
31And some even of the Asiarchs, being friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater.
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?