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Andδὲallπάντεςwere astonishedἐξίσταντοandκαὶperplexed,διηπόρουνsayingλέγοντεςoneἄλλοςtoπρὸςanother,ἄλλον“WhatΤίdoes thisτοῦτοmean?”θέλει εἶναι
Acts 2:12
Study it in the app“And all were astonished and perplexed, saying one to another, “What does this mean?””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:12, word by word
- were astonishedἐξίσταντοexistanto
be astonished
To be stunned by something unexpected.
Where else “existanto” appears- perplexedδιηπόρουνdiēporoun
be perplexed
Be perplexed, be at a loss.
Where else “diēporoun” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- oneἄλλοςallos
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allos” appears- meanθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- meanεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears
The context
11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs: we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.”
12 · This verse (above)
13But others, mocking, were saying, “They are full of sweet wine.”
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?