54
Nowδὲwhen they heardἈκούοντεςthese things,ταῦταthey were enragedδιεπρίοντοin theirταῖς αὐτῶνheartsκαρδίαιςandκαὶwere grindingἔβρυχονtheir teethτοὺς ὀδόνταςatἐπ’him.αὐτόν
Acts 7:54
Study it in the app“Now when they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts and were grinding their teeth at him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:54, word by word
- when they heardἈκούοντεςAkouontes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “Akouontes” appears- they were enragedδιεπρίοντοdieprionto
be enraged
Be enraged, cut to the heart with fury, as if sawn through.
Where else “dieprionto” appears- heartsκαρδίαιςkardiais
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiais” appears- were grindingἔβρυχονebrychon
gnash
Gnash the teeth in rage.
Where else “ebrychon” appears- their teethὀδόνταςodontas
tooth
Tooth.
Where else “odontas” appears
The context
53you who received the law as ordained by angels and did not keep it.”
54 · This verse (above)
55But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
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?