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Soοὖνthose whoΟἱhad been scatteredδιασπαρέντεςwent aboutδιῆλθονannouncing the good news ofεὐαγγελιζόμενοιthe word.τὸν λόγον
Acts 8:4
Study it in the app“So those who had been scattered went about announcing the good news of the word.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:4, word by word
- had been scatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentes
scatter
Scatter, disperse to many places.
Where else “diasparentes” appears- went aboutδιῆλθονdiēlthon
go about
To go from place to place, or for news to spread.
Where else “diēlthon” appears- announcing the good news ofεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoi
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizomenoi” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears
The context
3But Saul was ravaging the assembly, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he was handing them over to prison.
4 · This verse (above)
5And Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, was proclaiming to them the Messiah.
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?