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PhrygiaΦρυγίανandτε καὶPamphylia,ΠαμφυλίανEgyptΑἴγυπτονandκαὶthe partsτὰ μέρηof Libyaτῆς Λιβύηςnearτῆς κατὰCyrene,Κυρήνηνandκαὶthe visitingοἱ ἐπιδημοῦντεςRomans,Ῥωμαῖοι
Acts 2:10
Study it in the app“Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and the visiting Romans,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:10, word by word
- PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrygian
Phrygia
Phrygia, a region in the center of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Phrygian” appears- PamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphylian
Pamphylia
Pamphylia, a region on the southern coast of present-day Turkey.
Where else “Pamphylian” appears- EgyptΑἴγυπτονAigypton
Egypt
See it on the mapWhere else “Aigypton” appears- the partsμέρηmerē
region
The territory around a city or a country.
Where else “merē” appears- of LibyaΛιβύηςLibyēs
Libya
Libya, the region of North Africa west of Egypt.
Where else “Libyēs” appears- CyreneΚυρήνηνKyrēnēn
Cyrene
Cyrene, a city of Libya, in North Africa.
Where else “Kyrēnēn” appears- the visitingἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountes
stay, reside
Stay in a place as a visitor or foreigner, reside there for a time.
Where else “epidēmountes” appears- RomansῬωμαῖοιRhōmaioi
Roman
Roman.
Where else “Rhōmaioi” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 · This verse (above)
11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs: we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.”
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?