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forγὰρthe multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςof the peopleτοῦ λαοῦwas following,ἠκολούθειcrying out,κράζοντες“Away withΑἶρεhim!”αὐτόν
Acts 21:36
Study it in the app“for the multitude of the people was following, crying out, “Away with him!””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:36, word by word
- the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- of the peopleλαοῦlaou
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laou” appears- was followingἠκολούθειēkolouthei
follow
To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.
Where else “ēkolouthei” appears- crying outκράζοντεςkrazontes
cry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “krazontes” appears- “Away withΑἶρεAire
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “Aire” appears
The context
35And when he came to the steps, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,
36 · This verse (above)
37And as Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he says to the commander, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?
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?