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Andδὲthey were astonishedἐξίσταντοandκαὶamazed,ἐθαύμαζονsaying,λέγοντες“Look,ἰδοὺareεἰσινnotΟὐχallπάντεςtheseοὗτοίwhoοἱare speakingλαλοῦντεςGalileans?Γαλιλαῖοι
Acts 2:7
Study it in the app“And they were astonished and amazed, saying, “Look, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:7, word by word
- they were astonishedἐξίσταντοexistanto
be astonished
To be stunned by something unexpected.
Where else “existanto” appears- amazedἐθαύμαζονethaumazon
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “ethaumazon” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- are speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountes
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountes” appears- GalileansΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioi
Galilean
Galilean, from Galilee.
Where else “Galilaioi” appears
The context
6And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and was bewildered, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.
7 · This verse (above)
8And how is it that we hear them, each of us in our own language in which we were born?
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?