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ThenτότεPeter,Πέτροςfilledπλησθεὶςwith the Holy Spirit,πνεύματος ἁγίουsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“RulersἌρχοντεςof the peopleτοῦ λαοῦandκαὶelders,πρεσβύτεροι
Acts 4:8
Study it in the app“Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:8, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- filledπλησθεὶςplēstheis
fill
To take up something completely, or be wholly taken up, as by the Spirit.
Where else “plēstheis” appears- with the Holy Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- with the Holy Spiritἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “RulersἌρχοντεςArchontes
ruler
Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.
Where else “Archontes” appears- of the peopleλαοῦlaou
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laou” appears- eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroi
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyteroi” appears
The context
7and having set them in the middle, they were inquiring, “By what power or in what name did you do this?”
8 · This verse (above)
9if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man, as to by what means this man has been healed,
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?