Acts 6
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Acts 6:2-6

2οἱhoiG3588ThenδὲdeG1161the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427calledπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588G4128of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588G3101unto them,andG1161saidG3004,It isἐστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756reasonἀρεστόνarestonG701thatG2641weG1473should leaveG2641the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316, andserveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.
3WhereforeG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,look ye outἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435ofἐξexG1537honest reportμαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousG3140,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of theG4151HolyG40GhostG4151andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomοὓςhousG3739we may appointκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525overἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτης·tautēsG3778businessτῆς χρείαςtēs chreiasG3588G5532.
4ButδὲdeG1161weG1473will give ourselves continuallyπροσκαρτερήσομεν.proskarterēsomenG4342to prayerτῇ προσευχῇtēa proseuchēaG3588G4335,andκαὶkaiG2532to the ministryτῇ διακονίᾳtēa diakoniaG3588G1248of the wordτοῦ λόγουtou logouG3588G3056.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532the sayingὁ λόγοςho logosG3588G3056pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700ἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956multitudeτοῦ πλήθους,tou plēthousG3588G4128:andκαὶkaiG2532they choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532of theG4151Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40GhostG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,andκαὶkaiG2532ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402,andκαὶkaiG2532NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527,andκαὶkaiG2532TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096,andκαὶkaiG2532ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937,andκαὶkaiG2532NicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532a proselyteπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339of AntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491:
6WhomοὓςhousG3739they setἔστησανestēsanG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλων,tōn apostolōnG3588G652:andκαὶkaiG2532when they had prayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,they laidἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007theirhandsτὰς χεῖρας.¶tas cheirasG3588G5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.
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