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andτεthey set upἔστησάνfalseψευδεῖςwitnessesμάρτυραςwho said,λέγοντας“ThisὉ οὗτοςmanἄνθρωποςdoes notοὐstopπαύεταιspeakingλαλῶνwordsῥήματαagainstκατὰthe holyτοῦ τοῦ ἁγίουplaceτόπουandκαὶthe law;τοῦ νόμου
Acts 6:13
Study it in the app“and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 6:13, word by word
- they set upἔστησάνestēsan
set
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “estēsan” appears- falseψευδεῖςpseudeis
false, lying
False, lying; a liar.
Where else “pseudeis” appears- witnessesμάρτυραςmartyras
witness
Someone who tells what they saw or heard.
Where else “martyras” appears- who saidλέγονταςlegontas
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontas” appears- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- stopπαύεταιpauetai
stop, cease
Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.
Where else “pauetai” appears- speakingλαλῶνlalōn
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalōn” appears- wordsῥήματαrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- the holyἁγίουhagiou
holy place
Places and things set apart for God.
Where else “hagiou” appears- placeτόπουtopou
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topou” appears- the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears
The context
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,
13 · This verse (above)
14for we have heard him say that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
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?