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Andκαὶthere appearedὤφθησανto themαὐτοῖςtonguesγλῶσσαιas ofὡσεὶfire,πυρόςbeing distributed,διαμεριζόμεναιandκαὶone restedἐκάθισενonἐφ’eachἕνα ἕκαστονof them.αὐτῶν
Acts 2:3
Study it in the app“And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, being distributed, and one rested on each of them.”
At Pentecost the Spirit fills the disciples gathered in a houseThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:3, word by word
- there appearedὤφθησανōphthēsan
appear
To become visible to someone, to appear before their eyes.
Where else “ōphthēsan” appears- tonguesγλῶσσαιglōssai
tongue
The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.
Where else “glōssai” appears- as ofὡσεὶhōsei
like
Compares one thing with another that resembles it.
Where else “hōsei” appears- fireπυρόςpyros
fire
Fire.
Where else “pyros” appears- being distributedδιαμεριζόμεναιdiamerizomenai
distribute
To share out among several.
Where else “diamerizomenai” appears- one restedἐκάθισενekathisen
settle
To stay in a place.
Where else “ekathisen” appears- eachἕναhena
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hena” appears- eachἕκαστονhekaston
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekaston” appears
The context
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And all were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.
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?