Andδὲwhen they heard it,οἱ ἀκούσαντεςthey glorifiedἐδόξαζονGod,τὸν θεόνandτεthey saidεἶπόνto him,αὐτῷ“You see,Θεωρεῖςbrother,ἀδελφέhow manyπόσαιtens of thousandsμυριάδεςthere areεἰσὶνamongἐνthe Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςof those who have believed,τῶν πεπιστευκότωνandκαὶthey areὑπάρχουσινallπάντεςzealousζηλωταὶfor the law;τοῦ νόμου
Acts 21:20
Study it in the app“And when they heard it, they glorified God, and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many tens of thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:20, word by word
- when they heard itἀκούσαντεςakousantes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousantes” appears- they glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazon
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “edoxazon” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- they saidεἶπόνeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- “You seeΘεωρεῖςTheōreis
consider
To notice, think about something.
Where else “Theōreis” appears- brotherἀδελφέadelphe
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphe” appears- how manyπόσαιposai
how much, how many
How much, how great; how many.
Where else “posai” appears- tens of thousandsμυριάδεςmyriades
ten thousand
Ten thousand, myriad; a countless multitude.
Where else “myriades” appears- there areεἰσὶνeisin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “eisin” appears- the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- of those who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pepisteukotōn” appears- they areὑπάρχουσινhyparchousin
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchousin” appears- zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtai
zealous, Zealot
Zealous, eager; "the Zealot", someone of burning zeal.
Where else “zēlōtai” appears- for the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears
The context
19And after greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the nations through his service.
20 · This verse (above)
21and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the nations apostasy from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.
To study Acts 21 in a group
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?