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Andδὲmore than everμᾶλλονbelieversπιστεύοντεςwere being addedπροσετίθεντοto the Lord,τῷ κυρίῳmultitudesπλήθηof bothτεmenἀνδρῶνandκαὶwomen,γυναικῶν
Acts 5:14
Study it in the app“And more than ever believers were being added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:14, word by word
- more than everμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- believersπιστεύοντεςpisteuontes
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuontes” appears- were being addedπροσετίθεντοprosetithento
add
To join something to what is there.
Where else “prosetithento” appears- to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- multitudesπλήθηplēthē
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthē” appears- menἀνδρῶνandrōn
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andrōn” appears- womenγυναικῶνgynaikōn
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaikōn” appears
The context
13But of the rest no one dared to join them, but the people were extolling them.
14 · This verse (above)
15so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.
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?