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Andδὲwhenὅτεhe cameἐγένετοtoἐπὶthe steps,τοὺς ἀναβαθμούςit happened thatσυνέβηheαὐτὸνwas carriedβαστάζεσθαιbyὑπὸthe soldiersτῶν στρατιωτῶνbecause ofδιὰthe violenceτὴν βίανof the crowd,τοῦ ὄχλου
Acts 21:35
Study it in the app“And when he came to the steps, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:35, word by word
- he cameἐγένετοegeneto
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “egeneto” appears- the stepsἀναβαθμούςanabathmous
steps, stairs
Steps, a flight of stairs.
Where else “anabathmous” appears- it happened thatσυνέβηsynebē
happen
Happen, come about.
Where else “synebē” appears- was carriedβαστάζεσθαιbastazesthai
carry
To hold something in hand or on one's back.
Where else “bastazesthai” appears- the soldiersστρατιωτῶνstratiōtōn
soldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtōn” appears- the violenceβίανbian
force, violence
Force, violence.
Where else “bian” appears- of the crowdὄχλουochlou
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlou” appears
The context
34But some in the crowd were shouting one thing and some another; and as he could not learn the certainty because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.
35 · This verse (above)
36for the multitude of the people was following, crying out, “Away with him!”
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?