MURMURING. Greek. _gongusmos_ An onomatopoeic word. Here, John 7:12. Php 2:14. 1 Peter 4:9. GRECIANS. Greek-speaking Jews. Greek. _Hellenistes._ NEGLECTED. being overlooked. Greek. _paratheoreo._ Compare App-133. Only here. DAILY. Greek. _kathemerinos._ Only here. MINISTRATION. ministering. App-... [ Continue Reading ]
REASON PLEASING. Greek. _arestos._ Occurs also 3 John 1:8; 3 John 1:8 :29. 1 John 3:22. WORD. App-121. GOD. App-98. SERVE. App-190. TABLES. i.e. the business of distribution. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
LOOK YE OUT. App-133. AMONG. from. App-104. SEVEN. App-10. MEN. Greek. _aner._ App-123. OF HONEST REPORT. Literally witnessed to, or attested. Greek. _martureo._ Compare Hebrews 11:2; Hebrews 11:4; Hebrews 11:5; Hebrews 11:39, Revised Version. THE HOLY GHOST. App-101. The texts omit "Holy". Com... [ Continue Reading ]
GIVE OURSELVES CONTINUALLY. Greek. _proskartereo,_ as in Acts 1:14. PRAYER. App-134. MINISTRY. App-190.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAYING. Greek. _logos,_ as in Acts 6:2. STEPHEN. Greek. _Stephanos =_. crown. All the names are Greek. These are called the seven deacons, but the word _diakonos_ is not used in the Acts. See App-190. Besides Stephen, Philip is the only one of whom anything is recorded (Acts 8:5; Acts 21:8). FAITH... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE. in the presence of apostles. App-189. PRAYED. App-131. LAID, &C. Compare Numbers 27:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
COMPANY. crowd. Greek. _ochlos._ THE FAITH, i.e. in the Name. Compare Acts 3:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
FAITH. The texts read "grace". App-184. POWER. App-172. WONDERS. App-176. MIRACLES. signs. App-176. PEOPLE. See note on Acts 2:47.... [ Continue Reading ]
AROSE. App-178. CERTAIN. App-123. OF. out of. App-104. SYNAGOGUE. App-120. LIBERTINES. During the Civil Wars many Jews had been enslaved, and afterwards set free by their masters.. manumitted slave was called _libertinus._ These were probably the descendants of such freedmen who had returned to... [ Continue Reading ]
ABLE. strong enough See Acts 15:10. RESIST. Greek. _anthistemi._ Compare Luke 21:15. SPIRIT. See note on Acts 6:3. SPAKE. App-121.... [ Continue Reading ]
SUBORNED. Greek. _hupoballo._ Only here. BLASPHEMOUS. Greek. _blasphemos._ Here, Act 6:13. 1 Timothy 1:13. 2Ti 3:2. 2 Peter 2:11. WORDS. Greek. _rhema._ See note on Mark 9:32. MOSES. See note on Acts 3:22. Here meaning the Law.... [ Continue Reading ]
STIRRED UP. Greek. _sunkineo._ Only here. Frequent in medical works. ELDERS, &C. See note on Acts 4:5, and App-189. CAUGHT. violently seized. Greek. _sunarpazo._ Only here, Acts 19:29; Acts 27:15, and Luke 8:29. COUNCIL. See note on Acts 4:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITNESSES. Greek. _martur._ See Acts 1:8. MAN. App-123.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS. App-98. OF NAZARETH. the Nazarene. Compare Acts 2:22; Acts 3:6; Acts 4:10. SHALL. will. DESTROY. Greek. _kataluo._ Compare Acts 5:38; Acts 5:39. THIS PLACE, i.e. the temple, in one of the courts of which the Sanhedrin was sitting. CHANGE. Greek. _allasso._ Here; Romans 1:23; 1 Corinthians... [ Continue Reading ]
LOOKING STEDFASTLY. fastening their eyes. App-133. Compare Acts 1:10. SAW. App-133. AS IT HAD BEEN. as if.... [ Continue Reading ]