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Andκαὶthey were notοὐκableἴσχυονto resistἀντιστῆναιthe wisdomτῇ σοφίᾳandκαὶthe Spiritτῷ πνεύματιby whomᾧhe was speaking.ἐλάλει
Acts 6:10
Study it in the app“And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 6:10, word by word
- ableἴσχυονischyon
be able
To have the strength or the capacity to do something.
Where else “ischyon” appears- to resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnai
resist, oppose
Resist, oppose, stand against.
Where else “antistēnai” appears- the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiai
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophiai” appears- the Spiritπνεύματιpneumati
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appears- he was speakingἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears
Translation note
“Whom”: in Greek the relative pronoun agrees with “Spirit,” which is neuter (the form ᾧ is the same in the masculine and the neuter); see 5:32.
The context
9But some of those from the synagogue called that of the Freedmen and of Cyrenians and of Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up, arguing with Stephen.
10 · This verse (above)
11Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
To study Acts 6 in a group
1. What it says
What complaint arose among the disciples, and whom did they choose to handle it? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
Why did the apostles prefer to give themselves to prayer and the word, and entrust the serving to others? (vv. 2-4)
3. How I live it
In this story some people were being overlooked. Whom in your family or community could you pay closer attention to?