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Butδὲof the restτῶν λοιπῶνno oneοὐδεὶςdaredἐτόλμαto joinκολλᾶσθαιthem,αὐτοῖςbutἀλλ’the peopleὁ λαόςwere extollingἐμεγάλυνενthem.αὐτοὺς
Acts 5:13
Study it in the app“But of the rest no one dared to join them, but the people were extolling them.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:13, word by word
- of the restλοιπῶνloipōn
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipōn” appears- daredἐτόλμαetolma
dare
Dare.
Where else “etolma” appears- to joinκολλᾶσθαιkollasthai
join
To cling to someone, become closely bound to them.
Where else “kollasthai” appears- the peopleλαόςlaos
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laos” appears- were extollingἐμεγάλυνενemegalynen
magnify
To speak of someone's greatness.
Where else “emegalynen” appears
The context
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.
13 · This verse (above)
14And more than ever believers were being added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
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?