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Andκαὶcallingκαλέσαντεςthem,αὐτοὺςthey ordered themπαρήγγειλανnotμὴto speakφθέγγεσθαιorμηδὲteachδιδάσκεινat allτὸ καθόλουinἐπὶthe nameτῷ ὀνόματιof Jesus.τοῦ Ἰησοῦ
Acts 4:18
Study it in the app“And calling them, they ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:18, word by word
- callingκαλέσαντεςkalesantes
invite
To summon someone, or invite them to a meal or feast.
Where else “kalesantes” appears- they ordered themπαρήγγειλανparēngeilan
command, instruct
Give orders, instruct.
Where else “parēngeilan” appears- to speakφθέγγεσθαιphthengesthai
speak, utter
Speak, utter words.
Where else “phthengesthai” appears- teachδιδάσκεινdidaskein
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskein” appears- at allκαθόλουkatholou
at all
At all; "not at all", by no means.
Where else “katholou” appears- the nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- of JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears
The context
17But so that it may not spread further among the people, let us warn them no longer to speak in this name to any person.”
18 · This verse (above)
19But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you judge;
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?