Study it in the app“But some of those from the synagogue called that of the Freedmen and of Cyrenians and of Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up, arguing with Stephen.”
Butδέsomeτινεςof thoseτῶνfromἐκthe synagogueτῆς συναγωγῆςcalledτῆς λεγομένηςthat of the FreedmenΛιβερτίνωνandκαὶof CyreniansΚυρηναίωνandκαὶof Alexandrians,Ἀλεξανδρέωνandκαὶof thoseτῶνfromἀπὸCiliciaΚιλικίαςandκαὶAsia,Ἀσίαςrose up,ἀνέστησανarguingσυζητοῦντεςwith Stephen.τῷ Στεφάνῳ
synagogue
Synagogue: the gathering of Jews to read Scripture and pray, and the building where they met.
Where else “synagōgēs” appearscall
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legomenēs” appearsfreedman
Freedman, a slave who had been set free; "the synagogue of the Freedmen", in Jerusalem.
Where else “Libertinōn” appearsCyrenian
From Cyrene, a city in North Africa.
Where else “Kyrēnaiōn” appearsAlexandrian
Alexandrian: a person from Alexandria, the great city of Egypt.
Where else “Alexandreōn” appearsCilicia
Cilicia, a region in the south-east of present-day Turkey; its capital was Tarsus.
Where else “Kilikias” appearsAsia
See it on the mapWhere else “Asias” appearsget up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anestēsan” appearsargue, discuss
Discuss, argue together.
Where else “syzētountes” appearsStephen
Stephen, one of the seven chosen to serve the tables in Jerusalem, and the first to be killed for his witness.
Where else “Stephanōi” appearsThe Freedmen were Jews who had been slaves of the Romans, or descendants of such, and had received their freedom.
Asia
Today: western Turkey (western Anatolia)
A Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its main city.
Paul taught two years in Ephesus, and everyone in the province heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). The seven assemblies of Revelation were there (Rev 1:4).
8And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
9 · This verse (above)
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.
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?
