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Andδὲwhen thisταύτηςsoundτῆς φωνῆςoccurred,γενομένηςthe crowdτὸ πλῆθοςcame togetherσυνῆλθεandκαὶwas bewildered,συνεχύθηbecauseὅτιeach oneεἷς ἕκαστοςwas hearingἤκουονthemαὐτῶνspeakingλαλούντωνin his ownτῇ ἰδίᾳlanguage.διαλέκτῳ
Acts 2:6
Study it in the app“And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and was bewildered, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:6, word by word
- soundφωνῆςphōnēs
sound
What is heard, like a trumpet or wind.
Where else “phōnēs” appears- occurredγενομένηςgenomenēs
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genomenēs” appears- the crowdπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- came togetherσυνῆλθεsynēlthe
come together
To assemble in one place.
Where else “synēlthe” appears- was bewilderedσυνεχύθηsynechythē
bewilder
Leave perplexed, at a loss.
Where else “synechythē” appears- each oneεἷςheis
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heis” appears- each oneἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- was hearingἤκουονēkouon
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkouon” appears- speakingλαλούντωνlalountōn
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountōn” appears- in his ownἰδίᾳidiai
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiai” appears- languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōi
language
Language, the speech of a people; also manner of speaking.
Where else “dialektōi” appears
The context
5Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation of those under heaven.
6 · This verse (above)
7And they were astonished and amazed, saying, “Look, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
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?