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Andδὲwhile heαὐτοῦwas holding on toΚρατοῦντοςPeterτὸν ΠέτρονandκαὶJohn,τὸν Ἰωάννηνallπᾶςthe peopleὁ λαὸςran togetherσυνέδραμενtoπρὸςthemαὐτοὺςinἐπὶthe porticoτῇ στοᾷcalledτῇ καλουμένῃSolomon’s,Σολομῶντοςutterly astonished.ἔκθαμβοι
Acts 3:11
Study it in the app“And while he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, utterly astonished.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:11, word by word
- was holding on toΚρατοῦντοςKratountos
seize
To lay hands on someone, or clasp their hand.
Where else “Kratountos” appears- PeterΠέτρονPetron
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petron” appears- JohnἸωάννηνIōannēn
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēn” appears- the peopleλαὸςlaos
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laos” appears- ran togetherσυνέδραμενsynedramen
run together
Run together, gather; run with.
Where else “synedramen” appears- the porticoστοᾷstoai
porch, colonnade
Porch, colonnade: a roofed walkway open on one side and supported by columns.
Where else “stoai” appears- calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēi
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenēi” appears- Solomon’sΣολομῶντοςSolomōntos
Solomon
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the king of Israel who built the temple.
Where else “Solomōntos” appears- utterly astonishedἔκθαμβοιekthamboi
astonished
Greatly amazed, astonished.
Where else “ekthamboi” appears
The context
10and they recognized him, that he was the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
11 · This verse (above)
12And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
To study Acts 3 in a group
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?