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AndδὲdevoutεὐλαβεῖςmenἄνδρεςburiedσυνεκόμισανStephenτὸν Στέφανονandκαὶmadeἐποίησανgreatμέγανlamentationκοπετὸνoverἐπ’him.αὐτῷ
Acts 8:2
Study it in the app“And devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:2, word by word
- devoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeis
devout
Devout, reverent, fearing God.
Where else “eulabeis” appears- menἄνδρεςandres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andres” appears- buriedσυνεκόμισανsynekomisan
bury
Bury, carry out for burial together.
Where else “synekomisan” appears- StephenΣτέφανονStephanon
Stephen
Stephen, one of the seven chosen to serve the tables in Jerusalem, and the first to be killed for his witness.
Where else “Stephanon” appears- madeἐποίησανepoiēsan
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsan” appears- greatμέγανmegan
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megan” appears- lamentationκοπετὸνkopeton
mourning
Mourning, lamentation with beating of the breast for the dead.
Where else “kopeton” appears
The context
1And Saul was approving of his killing. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly that was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 · This verse (above)
3But Saul was ravaging the assembly, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he was handing them over to prison.
To study Acts 8 in a group
1. What it says
What is the Ethiopian eunuch reading in his chariot, and what does Philip do when he approaches? (vv. 27-35)
2. What it means
The eunuch asks whom the prophet is speaking about and admits he needs a guide. Why is it valuable to ask? (vv. 30-34)
3. How I live it
Who has helped you understand something difficult? How can you explain patiently to someone who asks you?