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Andκαὶlooking intentlyἀτενίσαντεςatεἰςhim,αὐτὸνallπάντεςwho were sittingοἱ καθεζόμενοιinἐνthe councilτῷ συνεδρίῳsawεἶδονhisαὐτοῦfaceτὸ πρόσωπονlikeὡσεὶthe faceπρόσωπονof an angel.ἀγγέλου
Acts 6:15
Study it in the app“And looking intently at him, all who were sitting in the council saw his face like the face of an angel.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 6:15, word by word
- looking intentlyἀτενίσαντεςatenisantes
stare at
Stare at, look intently, fix one's eyes on.
Where else “atenisantes” appears- who were sittingκαθεζόμενοιkathezomenoi
sit down
Sit down.
Where else “kathezomenoi” appears- the councilσυνεδρίῳsynedriōi
council
The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.
Where else “synedriōi” appears- sawεἶδονeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- faceπρόσωπονprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- likeὡσεὶhōsei
like
Compares one thing with another that resembles it.
Where else “hōsei” appears- of an angelἀγγέλουangelou
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelou” appears
The context
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.”
15 · This verse (above)
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?