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Acts 6:1-7

1NowδὲdeG1161at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250, as thedisciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101wereincreasingπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129in number,a complaintγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112developedἐγένετοegenetoG1096on the part of theHellenisticἙλληνιστῶνHellēnistōnG1675JewsagainstπρὸςprosG4314the nativeHebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theirwidowsχῆραιchēraiG5503were being overlookedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inthe dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522servingδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of food.
2SoδὲdeG1161the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341thecongregationπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101and saidG3004, “It is not desirableἀρεστόνarestonG701for us to neglectκαταλείψανταςkataleipsantasG2641the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in order to serveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.
3Insteadδέ,deG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,selectἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980from amongἐξexG1537you sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435of goodG3140reputationG3140,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomοὓςhousG3739we may putG2525inG2525chargeG2525of thisταύτης·tautēsG3778taskχρείαςchreiasG5532.
4But we willdevoteG4342ourselvesG4342to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335and to theministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of the wordλόγουlogouG3056.”
5TheannouncementλόγοςlogosG3056foundG700approvalG700with the wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956congregationπλήθους,plēthousG4128;and they choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and of the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, andPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402,NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527,TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096,ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937, andNicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532, aproselyteπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339fromAntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491.
6And they broughtἔστησανestēsanG2476theseG3739menG3739beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652; and afterprayingπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336, theylaidG2007their handsχεῖρας.¶cheirasG5495onG2007them.
7The wordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316kept spreadingηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837; andthe numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101continued to increaseἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129greatlyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and a greatπολύςpolusG4183manyὄχλοςochlosG3793of the priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409were becomingG5219obedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219tothe faithπίστει.¶pisteiG4102.
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