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Andδὲsomeτινὲςevenκαὶof the Asiarchs,τῶν Ἀσιαρχῶνbeingὄντεςfriendsφίλοιof his,αὐτῷsentπέμψαντεςtoπρὸςhimαὐτὸνandwere urging himπαρεκάλουνnotμὴto ventureδοῦναι ἑαυτὸνintoεἰςthe theater.τὸ θέατρον
Acts 19:31
Study it in the app“And some even of the Asiarchs, being friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:31, word by word
- of the AsiarchsἈσιαρχῶνAsiarchōn
Asiarch
Asiarch: a leading man of the province of Asia, in charge of its festivals and worship.
Where else “Asiarchōn” appears- beingὄντεςontes
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontes” appears- friendsφίλοιphiloi
friend
Friend.
Where else “philoi” appears- sentπέμψαντεςpempsantes
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsantes” appears- were urging himπαρεκάλουνparekaloun
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parekaloun” appears- to ventureδοῦναιdounai
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “dounai” appears- the theaterθέατρονtheatron
theater
A large public place for shows and assemblies.
Where else “theatron” appears
Translation note
The Asiarchs were leading men of the province of Asia, in charge among other things of the festivals and of the worship of the emperor.
The context
30But when Paul wanted to go in among the people, the disciples would not let him.
31 · This verse (above)
32So some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.
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?