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Thenτότεthey secretly inducedὑπέβαλονmenἄνδραςto say,λέγοντας“We have heardἈκηκόαμενhimαὐτοῦspeakingλαλοῦντοςblasphemousβλάσφημαwordsῥήματαagainstεἰςMosesΜωϋσῆνandκαὶGod.”τὸν θεόν
Acts 6:11
Study it in the app“Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 6:11, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- they secretly inducedὑπέβαλονhypebalon
instigate, put up
Put up someone secretly, induce them to say something false.
Where else “hypebalon” appears- menἄνδραςandras
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andras” appears- to sayλέγονταςlegontas
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontas” appears- “We have heardἈκηκόαμενAkēkoamen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “Akēkoamen” appears- speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountos
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalountos” appears- blasphemousβλάσφημαblasphēma
slanderous, blasphemous
Slanderous, insulting; blasphemous, offending God or someone; a blasphemer.
Where else “blasphēma” appears- wordsῥήματαrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- MosesΜωϋσῆνMōysēn
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēn” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.
11 · This verse (above)
12And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and coming upon him, they seized him and brought him to the council,
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?