Study it in the app“And some from the crowd instructed Alexander, as the Jews pushed him forward; and Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the people.”
Andδὲsomefromἐκthe crowdτοῦ ὄχλουinstructedσυνεβίβασανAlexander,Ἀλέξανδρονas the Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίωνpushed him forward;προβαλόντων αὐτὸνandδὲAlexander,ὁ Ἀλέξανδροςmotioningκατασείσαςwith his hand,τὴν χεῖραwantedἤθελενto make a defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιto the people.τῷ δήμῳ
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlou” appearsinstruct
To explain to someone what he must know or do.
Where else “synebibasan” appearsAlexander
Alexander, a man's name.
Where else “Alexandron” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appearspush forward
To thrust someone out in front of the crowd.
Where else “probalontōn” appearsmotion, wave
Wave or motion with the hand, to call for silence.
Where else “kataseisas” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheira” appearswant
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelen” appearsdefend oneself
Defend oneself, speak in one's defense.
Where else “apologeisthai” appearspeople, assembly
The people; the people gathered in a public assembly.
Where else “dēmōi” appearsThe Greek verb is obscure here: it can mean “instructed,” “brought out,” or “concluded that it was Alexander.”
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.
33 · This verse (above)
34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, one voice arose from them all, crying out for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
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?
