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Butδὲcrying outκράξαντεςwith a loudμεγάλῃvoice,φωνῇthey coveredσυνέσχονtheirτὰ αὐτῶνearsὦταandκαὶrushedὥρμησανwith one mindὁμοθυμαδὸνatἐπ’him.αὐτόν
Acts 7:57
Study it in the app“But crying out with a loud voice, they covered their ears and rushed with one mind at him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:57, word by word
- crying outκράξαντεςkraxantes
cry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “kraxantes” appears- with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēi
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēi” appears- voiceφωνῇphōnēi
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēi” appears- they coveredσυνέσχονsyneschon
hold shut
To grip tightly, or stop one's ears.
Where else “syneschon” appears- earsὦταōta
ear
The organ of hearing, on the sides of the head.
Where else “ōta” appears- rushedὥρμησανhōrmēsan
rush
Rush, charge headlong.
Where else “hōrmēsan” appears- with one mindὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadon
with one accord
With one accord, all with the same mind; also together.
Where else “homothymadon” appears
The context
56and he said, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
57 · This verse (above)
58And throwing him out of the city, they were stoning him. And the witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man called Saul.
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?