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Andκαὶgreatμέγαςfearφόβοςcameἐγένετοuponἐφ’the wholeὅληνassemblyτὴν ἐκκλησίανandκαὶuponἐπὶallπάνταςwho heardτοὺς ἀκούονταςthese things.ταῦτα
Acts 5:11
Study it in the app“And great fear came upon the whole assembly and upon all who heard these things.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:11, word by word
- greatμέγαςmegas
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megas” appears- fearφόβοςphobos
fear
The fear that seizes one before danger or something terrible.
Where else “phobos” appears- cameἐγένετοegeneto
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “egeneto” appears- the wholeὅληνholēn
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēn” appears- assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears- who heardἀκούονταςakouontas
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouontas” appears
Translation note
Ἐκκλησία, “assembly,” as in Matthew: the community of those who believe in Jesus, the church. It is translated this way throughout the New Testament.
The context
10And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last. And when the young men came in, they found her dead, and carrying her out, they buried her beside her husband.
11 · This verse (above)
12And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were being done among the people; and they were all with one mind in the portico of Solomon.
To study Acts 5 in a group
1. What it says
What did Ananias and Sapphira do with the money from their land, and what happened? (vv. 1-10)
2. What it means
Gamaliel advises leaving the apostles alone. What reason does he give, and what do you think of his way of reasoning? (vv. 34-39)
3. How I live it
When are you tempted to look more generous or more sincere than you are? What helps you be honest?