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AndΚαὶwhenἐν τῷthe dayτὴν ἡμέρανof Pentecostτῆς πεντηκοστῆςhad fully come,συμπληροῦσθαιthey wereἦσανallπάντεςtogetherὁμοῦin the same place.ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό
Acts 2:1
Study it in the app“And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all together in the same place.”
At Pentecost the Spirit fills the disciples gathered in a houseThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:1, word by word
- the dayἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- of Pentecostπεντηκοστῆςpentēkostēs
Pentecost
Pentecost, "fiftieth": the Feast of Weeks, fifty days after Passover.
Where else “pentēkostēs” appears- had fully comeσυμπληροῦσθαιsymplērousthai
be fulfilled
For the appointed time to arrive.
Where else “symplērousthai” appears- they wereἦσανēsan
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēsan” appears- togetherὁμοῦhomou
together
Together, at the same time, in the same place.
Where else “homou” appears
Translation note
Pentecost (“fiftieth”) is the feast of Weeks, fifty days after Passover (Leviticus 23:15-21).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And suddenly there came from heaven a roar like that of a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?