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Nowδὲthere wereἮσανJewsἸουδαῖοιlivingκατοικοῦντεςinἐνJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλὴμdevoutεὐλαβεῖςmenἄνδρεςfromἀπὸeveryπαντὸςnationἔθνουςof thoseτῶνunderὑπὸheaven.τὸν οὐρανόν
Acts 2:5
Study it in the app“Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation of those under heaven.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:5, word by word
- there wereἮσανĒsan
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “Ēsan” appears- JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- livingκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountes
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikountes” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- devoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeis
devout
Devout, reverent, fearing God.
Where else “eulabeis” appears- menἄνδρεςandres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andres” appears- nationἔθνουςethnous
nation
A people with its own land, language and customs.
Where else “ethnous” appears- heavenοὐρανόνouranon
sky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranon” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
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.
5 · This verse (above)
6And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and was bewildered, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.
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?