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Butἀλλ’so thatἵναit may notμὴspreadδιανεμηθῇfurtherἐπὶ πλεῖονamongεἰςthe people,τὸν λαόνlet us warnἀπειλησώμεθαthemαὐτοῖςno longerμηκέτιto speakλαλεῖνinἐπὶthisτούτῳnameτῷ ὀνόματιto anyμηδενὶperson.”ἀνθρώπων
Acts 4:17
Study it in the app“But so that it may not spread further among the people, let us warn them no longer to speak in this name to any person.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:17, word by word
- spreadδιανεμηθῇdianemēthēi
spread
Distribute; in the passive, spread among the people.
Where else “dianemēthēi” appears- furtherπλεῖονpleion
more
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “pleion” appears- the peopleλαόνlaon
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laon” appears- let us warnἀπειλησώμεθαapeilēsōmetha
threaten
Threaten.
Where else “apeilēsōmetha” appears- no longerμηκέτιmēketi
no longer
No longer, never again.
Where else “mēketi” appears- to speakλαλεῖνlalein
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalein” appears- nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- to anyμηδενὶmēdeni
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdeni” appears- personἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears
The context
16saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has occurred through them is evident to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
17 · This verse (above)
18And calling them, they ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
To study Acts 4 in a group
1. What it says
Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)
3. How I live it
The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?