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andκαίevenγεonἐπὶmyμουmale slavesτοὺς δούλουςandκαὶonἐπὶmyμουfemale slavesτὰς δούλαςinἐνthoseἐκείναιςdaysταῖς ἡμέραιςI will pour outἐκχεῶfromἀπὸmyμουSpirit,τοῦ πνεύματόςandκαὶthey will prophesy.προφητεύσουσιν
Acts 2:18
Study it in the app“and even on my male slaves and on my female slaves in those days I will pour out from my Spirit, and they will prophesy.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:18, word by word
- male slavesδούλουςdoulous
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulous” appears- female slavesδούλαςdoulas
slave woman
Slave woman, female slave.
Where else “doulas” appears- daysἡμέραιςhēmerais
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears- I will pour outἐκχεῶekcheō
pour abundantly
To give something in abundance, like the Spirit.
Where else “ekcheō” appears- Spiritπνεύματόςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- they will prophesyπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousin
prophesy
Prophesy: speak on God's behalf.
Where else “prophēteusousin” appears
The context
17‘And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out from my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams;
18 · This verse (above)
19And I will give wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
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?