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Andτεthey stirred upσυνεκίνησάνthe peopleτὸν λαὸνandκαὶthe eldersτοὺς πρεσβυτέρουςandκαὶthe scribes,τοὺς γραμματεῖςandκαὶcoming upon him,ἐπιστάντεςthey seizedσυνήρπασανhimαὐτὸνandκαὶbrought himἤγαγονtoεἰςthe council,τὸ συνέδριον
Acts 6:12
Study it in the app“And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and coming upon him, they seized him and brought him to the council,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 6:12, word by word
- they stirred upσυνεκίνησάνsynekinēsan
stir up
Stir up, agitate the people.
Where else “synekinēsan” appears- the peopleλαὸνlaon
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laon” appears- the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterous” appears- the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateis
scribe
A teacher who copied and explained the law of Moses.
Where else “grammateis” appears- coming upon himἐπιστάντεςepistantes
stand by
To suddenly appear beside someone.
Where else “epistantes” appears- they seizedσυνήρπασανsynērpasan
seize
Seize, drag someone away by force.
Where else “synērpasan” appears- brought himἤγαγονēgagon
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagon” appears- the councilσυνέδριονsynedrion
council
The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.
Where else “synedrion” appears
The context
11Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
12 · This verse (above)
13and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law;
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?