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Andτεas theyαὐτῶνwere shoutingκραυγαζόντωνandκαὶthrowing offῥιπτούντωνtheirgarmentsτὰ ἱμάτιαandκαὶtossingβαλλόντωνdustκονιορτὸνintoεἰςthe air,τὸν ἀέρα
Acts 22:23
Study it in the app“And as they were shouting and throwing off their garments and tossing dust into the air,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:23, word by word
- were shoutingκραυγαζόντωνkraugazontōn
shout
Shout, cry out.
Where else “kraugazontōn” appears- throwing offῥιπτούντωνrhiptountōn
throw, cast down
Throw, cast, hurl down; in the passive, lie thrown down, abandoned.
Where else “rhiptountōn” appears- garmentsἱμάτιαhimatia
clothes
Everything one has on.
Where else “himatia” appears- tossingβαλλόντωνballontōn
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “ballontōn” appears- dustκονιορτὸνkoniorton
dust
Dust, dust stirred up.
Where else “koniorton” appears- the airἀέραaera
air
Air, the air around the earth.
Where else “aera” appears
The context
22And they were listening to him up to this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Take such a man away from the earth, for it was not fitting for him to live.”
23 · This verse (above)
24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined with whips, so that he might find out for what reason they were shouting at him like this.
To study Acts 22 in a group
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?