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AndδὲfearφόβοςcameἘγίνετοupon everyπάσῃsoul,ψυχῇandτεmanyπολλάwondersτέραταandκαὶsignsσημεῖαwere being doneἐγίνετοthroughδιὰthe apostles.τῶν ἀποστόλων
Acts 2:43
Study it in the app“And fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.”
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With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:43, word by word
- fearφόβοςphobos
fear
The fear that seizes one before danger or something terrible.
Where else “phobos” appears- cameἘγίνετοEgineto
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “Egineto” appears- soulψυχῇpsychēi
person
A human being counted one by one, as when saying how many there were.
Where else “psychēi” appears- manyπολλάpolla
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polla” appears- wondersτέραταterata
wonder
Wonder, portent.
Where else “terata” appears- signsσημεῖαsēmeia
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeia” appears- the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolōn” appears
The context
42And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.
43 · This verse (above)
44And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
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?