Andδὲbeingὄντεςin disagreementἀσύμφωνοιwithπρὸςone another,ἀλλήλουςthey began to leave,ἀπελύοντοafter Paulτοῦ Παύλουhad saidεἰπόντοςoneἓνword:ῥῆμα“WellΚαλῶςdid the Holy Spiritτὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιονspeakἐλάλησενthroughδιὰIsaiahἨσαΐουthe prophetτοῦ προφήτουtoπρὸςyourὑμῶνfathers,τοὺς πατέρας
Acts 28:25
Study it in the app“And being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave, after Paul had said one word: “Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 28:25, word by word
- beingὄντεςontes
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontes” appears- in disagreementἀσύμφωνοιasymphōnoi
in disagreement
In disagreement, at odds with one another.
Where else “asymphōnoi” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears- they began to leaveἀπελύοντοapelyonto
send away
To bid someone farewell and let them go.
Where else “apelyonto” appears- after PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- had saidεἰπόντοςeipontos
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipontos” appears- oneἓνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears- wordῥῆμαrhēma
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēma” appears- “WellΚαλῶςKalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “Kalōs” appears- did the Holy Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- did the Holy Spiritἅγιονhagion
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appears- speakἐλάλησενelalēsen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appears- IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiou
Isaiah
Isaiah, the prophet of Judah whose book announces the Messiah and God's salvation.
Where else “Ēsaiou” appears- the prophetπροφήτουprophētou
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētou” appears- fathersπατέραςpateras
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “pateras” appears
The context
24And some were being persuaded by what was said, but others disbelieved.
25 · This verse (above)
26saying, ‘Go to this people and say, “You will indeed hear and never understand, and you will indeed see and never perceive.
To study Acts 28 in a group
1. What it says
How did the people of Malta treat the shipwrecked, and what happened to Paul and the viper? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
The last verses say Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God "without hindrance" (vv. 30-31). What does it suggest to you that the book ends this way?
3. How I live it
The people of the island welcomed strangers with kindness (v. 2). Whom could you welcome or help this week?