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ButδὲSolomonΣολομῶνbuiltοἰκοδόμησενa houseοἶκονfor him.αὐτῷ
Acts 7:47
Study it in the app“But Solomon built a house for him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:47, word by word
- SolomonΣολομῶνSolomōn
Solomon
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the king of Israel who built the temple.
Where else “Solomōn” appears- builtοἰκοδόμησενoikodomēsen
build
To raise a house, a tower or another structure, stone upon stone.
Where else “oikodomēsen” appears- a houseοἶκονoikon
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikon” appears
The context
46who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47 · This verse (above)
48Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,
To study Acts 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)
2. What it means
Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)
3. How I live it
Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?