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Andδὲhe wentΕἰσελθὼνintoεἰςthe synagogueτὴν συναγωγὴνandspoke boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοforἐπὶthreeτρεῖςmonths,μῆναςreasoningδιαλεγόμενοςandκαὶpersuadingπείθωνaboutπερὶthe kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Acts 19:8
Study it in the app“And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading about the kingdom of God.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:8, word by word
- he wentΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōn
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “Eiselthōn” appears- the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsynagōgēn
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgēn” appears- spoke boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazeto
speak boldly
Speak boldly, freely and without fear.
Where else “eparrēsiazeto” appears- threeτρεῖςtreis
three
Three.
Where else “treis” appears- monthsμῆναςmēnas
month
A period of about thirty days, one of the twelve parts of the year.
Where else “mēnas” appears- reasoningδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenos
reason
To talk and debate with others about something.
Where else “dialegomenos” appears- persuadingπείθωνpeithōn
persuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “peithōn” appears- the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileias
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileias” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
7And there were in all about twelve men.
8 · This verse (above)
9But when some were hardened and refused to believe, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
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?