Revised Literal Translation

Acts 6

1ταῖςtaisG3588τῶνtōnG3588AndδὲdeG1161inἘνEnG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778daysἡμέραις τῶνhēmerais tōnG3588 G2250,when the numberG4129of the disciplesμαθητῶν τοὺςmathētōn tousG3588 G3101was multipliedπληθυνόντωνplēthunontōnG4129,there aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a murmuringγογγυσμὸςgongusmosG1112of the GreciansἙλληνιστῶν τῇHellēnistōn tēaG3588 G1675againstπρὸςprosG4314the HebrewsἙβραίους,HebraiousG1445,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846widowsτῇ χῆραιtēa chēraiG3588 G5503were neglectedπαρεθεωροῦντοparetheōrountoG3865inἐνenG1722the dailyκαθημερινῇkathēmerinēaG2522ministrationδιακονίᾳ αἱdiakonia haiG3588 G1248.

2οἱhoiG3588ThenδὲdeG1161the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427calledπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588 G4128of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588 G3101unto them,andG1161saidG3004,It isἐστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756meetἀρεστόνarestonG701thatG2641weG1473should leaveG2641the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316, andserveδιακονεῖνdiakoneinG1247tablesτραπέζαις.trapezaisG5132.

3WhereforeG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,look ye outἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsastheG1980among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033menἄνδραςandrasG435ofἐξexG1537honest reportμαρτυρουμένουςmarturoumenousG3140,fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of theG4151HolyG40GhostG4151andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678,whomοὓςhousG3739we may appointκαταστήσομενkatastēsomenG2525overἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτης·tautēsG3778businessτῆς χρείαςtēs chreiasG3588 G5532.

4ButδὲdeG1161weG1473will give ourselves continuallyπροσκαρτερήσομεν.proskarterēsomenG4342to prayerτῇ προσευχῇtēa proseuchēaG3588 G4335,andκαὶkaiG2532to the ministryτῇ διακονίᾳtēa diakoniaG3588 G1248of the wordτοῦ λόγουtou logouG3588 G3056.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532the sayingὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056pleasedἤρεσενēresenG700ἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the wholeπαντὸςpantosG3956multitudeτοῦ πλήθους,tou plēthousG3588 G4128:andκαὶkaiG2532they choseἐξελέξαντοexelexantoG1586StephenΣτέφανον,StephanonG4736,a manἄνδραandraG435fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532of theG4151Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40GhostG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,andκαὶkaiG2532ProchorusΠρόχορονProchoronG4402,andκαὶkaiG2532NicanorΝικάνοραNikanoraG3527,andκαὶkaiG2532TimonΤίμωναTimōnaG5096,andκαὶkaiG2532ParmenasΠαρμενᾶνParmenanG3937,andκαὶkaiG2532NicolasΝικόλαονNikolaonG3532a proselyteπροσήλυτονprosēlutonG4339of AntiochἈντιοχέα,AntiocheaG491:

6WhomοὓςhousG3739they setἔστησανestēsanG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλων,tōn apostolōnG3588 G652:andκαὶkaiG2532when they had prayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336,they laidἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007theirhandsτὰς χεῖρας.¶tas cheirasG3588 G5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

7AndΚαὶKaiG2532the wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316increasedηὔξανεν,ēuxanenG837;andκαὶkaiG2532the numberὁ ἀριθμὸςho arithmosG3588 G706of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588 G3101multipliedἐπληθύνετοeplēthunetoG4129inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419greatlyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970;andτεteG5037aG3793greatπολύςpolusG4183companyG3793of the priestsτῶν ἱερέωνtōn hi'ereōnG3588 G2409were obedientὑπήκουονhupēkouonG5219to the faithτῇ πίστει.¶tēa pisteiG3588 G4102.

8AndδὲdeG1161StephenΣτέφανοςStephanosG4736,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of faithG4102andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411,didἐποίειepoieiG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173wondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592amongἐνenG1722the peopleτῷ λαῷ.¶tō laōG3588 G2992.

9ThenδέdeG1161there aroseἀνέστησανanestēsanG450certainτινεςtinesG5100τῶνtōnG3588ofἐκekG1537the synagogueτῆς συναγωγῆςtēs sunagōgēsG3588 G4864,whichτῆςtēsG3588is calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004the synagogueof the LibertinesΛιβερτίνωνLibertinōnG3032,andκαὶkaiG2532CyreniansΚυρηναίωνKurēnaiōnG2956,andκαὶkaiG2532AlexandriansἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōnG221,andκαὶkaiG2532ofἀπὸapoG575themτῶνtōnG3588of CiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikiasG2791andκαὶkaiG2532of AsiaἈσίας,AsiasG773,disputingσυζητοῦντεςsuzētountesG4802with Stephenτῷ Στεφάνῳ·tō StephanōG3588 G4736.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532they wereG2480notοὐκoukG3756ableἴσχυονischuonG2480to resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436the wisdomτῇ σοφίᾳtēa sophiaG3588 G4678andκαὶkaiG2532the spiritτῷ πνεύματιtō pneumatiG3588 G4151by whichᾧhōG3739he spakeἐλάλει.¶elaleiG2980.

11ThenΤότεToteG5119they subornedὑπέβαλονhupebalonG5260menἄνδραςandrasG435,which saidλέγονταςlegontasG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754We have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846speakλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980blasphemousβλάσφημαblasphēmaG989wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstεἰςeisG1519MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,andκαὶkaiG2532againstGodτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588 G2316.

12τὸνtonG3588AndτεteG5037they stirred upσυνεκίνησάνsunekinēsanG4787the peopleλαὸν τοὺςlaon tousG3588 G2992,andG2532the eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245,andG2532the scribesτοὺς γραμματεῖς,tous grammateisG3588 G1122,andG2532came uponἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186him,andG2532caughtσυνήρπασανsunērpasanG4884himαὐτὸνautonG846,andG2532broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himtoεἰςeisG1519the councilτὸ συνέδριον,to sunedrionG3588 G4892,

13ὁhoG3588AndτεteG5037set upἔστησάνestēsanG2476falseψευδεῖςpseudeisG5571witnessesμάρτυραςmarturasG3144,which saidλέγοντας·legontasG3004,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωπος τοῦanthrōpos touG3588 G444ceasethπαύεταιpauetaiG3973notοὐouG3756to speakλαλῶνlalōnG2980blasphemousG989wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487againstκατὰkataG2596thisτούτουtoutouG3778holyἁγίουhagiouG40placeτόπου τοῦtopou touG3588 G5117,andκαὶkaiG2532the lawτοῦ νόμου·tou nomouG3588 G3551:

14ForγὰρgarG1063we have heardἀκηκόαμενakēkoamenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846sayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004,thatὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424of Nazarethὁ Ναζωραῖοςho NazōraiosG3588 G3480shall destroyκαταλύσειkataluseiG2647thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778placeτὸν τόπονton toponG3588 G5117,andκαὶkaiG2532shall changeἀλλάξειallaxeiG236the customsτὰ ἔθηta ethēG3588 G1485whichἃhaG3739MosesΜωϋσῆς.MōusēsG3475deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860usG1473.

15οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532allG537that satκαθεζόμενοιkathezomenoiG2516inἐνenG1722the councilτῷ συνεδρίῳ,tō sunedriōG3588 G4892,looking stedfastlyἀτενίσαντεςatenisantesG816onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,sawG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846faceτὸ πρόσωπονto prosōponG3588 G4383as it had beenὡσεὶhōseiG5616the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of an angelἀγγέλου.¶angelouG32.

Commentaries on Acts 6