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forγὰρwe have heardἀκηκόαμενhimαὐτοῦsayλέγοντοςthatὅτιthisοὗτοςJesusἸησοῦςthe Nazareneὁ Ναζωραῖοςwill destroyκαταλύσειthisτὸν τοῦτονplaceτόπονandκαὶchangeἀλλάξειthe customsτὰ ἔθηthatἃMosesΜωϋσῆςhanded downπαρέδωκενto us.”ἡμῖν
Acts 6:14
Study it in the app“for we have heard him say that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 6:14, word by word
- we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akēkoamen” appears- sayλέγοντοςlegontos
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontos” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- the NazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraios
Nazarene
Nazarene: from Nazareth. That is what people called Jesus and, later, his followers.
Where else “Nazōraios” appears- will destroyκαταλύσειkatalysei
tear down
To bring down a building.
Where else “katalysei” appears- placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- changeἀλλάξειallaxei
change
Change, exchange one thing for another.
Where else “allaxei” appears- the customsἔθηethē
custom
Custom.
Where else “ethē” appears- MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- handed downπαρέδωκενparedōken
hand down
To pass a teaching on to others.
Where else “paredōken” appears
The context
13and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law;
14 · This verse (above)
15And looking intently at him, all who were sitting in the council saw his face like the face of an angel.
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?