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Forγὰρthey had previously seenἦσαν προεωρακότεςTrophimusΤρόφιμονthe Ephesianτὸν Ἐφέσιονinἐνthe cityτῇ πόλειwithσὺνhim,αὐτῷwhomὃνthey supposedἐνόμιζονthatὅτιPaulὁ Παῦλοςhad broughtεἰσήγαγενintoεἰςthe temple.τὸ ἱερὸν
Acts 21:29
Study it in the app“For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:29, word by word
- they had previously seenἦσανēsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēsan” appears- they had previously seenπροεωρακότεςproeōrakotes
see beforehand, foresee
See beforehand, foresee; also keep before one's eyes.
Where else “proeōrakotes” appears- TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimon
Trophimus
Trophimus, a believer from Ephesus, Paul's companion.
Where else “Trophimon” appears- the EphesianἘφέσιονEphesion
Ephesian
Ephesian: a person from the city of Ephesus.
Where else “Ephesion” appears- the cityπόλειpolei
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polei” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- they supposedἐνόμιζονenomizon
think, suppose
Think, suppose, consider something to be so.
Where else “enomizon” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- had broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagen
bring in
Bring in, lead in.
Where else “eisēgagen” appears- the templeἱερὸνhieron
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hieron” appears
The context
28crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place; and moreover he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”
29 · This verse (above)
30And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together; and seizing Paul, they were dragging him out of the temple, and at once the doors were shut.
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?