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Andκαὶallπάντεςwere filledἐπλήσθησανwith the Holy Spiritπνεύματος ἁγίουandκαὶbeganἤρξαντοto speakλαλεῖνin otherἑτέραιςtongues,γλώσσαιςasκαθὼςthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαwas givingἐδίδουthemαὐτοῖςthe ability to speak out.ἀποφθέγγεσθαι
Acts 2:4
Study it in the app“And 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.”
At Pentecost the Spirit fills the disciples gathered in a houseThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:4, word by word
- were filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsan
fill
To take up something completely, or be wholly taken up, as by the Spirit.
Where else “eplēsthēsan” appears- with the Holy Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- with the Holy Spiritἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears- beganἤρξαντοērxanto
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “ērxanto” appears- to speakλαλεῖνlalein
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalein” appears- in otherἑτέραιςheterais
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heterais” appears- tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssais
tongues
The gift of speaking in tongues the Spirit gives.
Where else “glōssais” appears- was givingἐδίδουedidou
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edidou” appears- the ability to speak outἀποφθέγγεσθαιapophthengesthai
speak out, declare
Speak out, declare; utter clearly and boldly.
Where else “apophthengesthai” appears
The context
3And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, being distributed, and one rested on each of them.
4 · This verse (above)
5Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation of those under heaven.
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?