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Acts 16:17 — King James Version← Study notes

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.


Acts 16:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:1722 words
GreekMeaning
αὕτηhautē
ShedemonstrativeG3778
κατακολουθοῦσαkatakolouthousa
follow (after)verbG2628
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ΠαύλῳPaulō
after PaulnounG3972
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἡμῖνhēmin
IpronounG1473
ἔκραζενekrazen
was crying outverbG2896
λέγουσαlegousa
sayingverbG3004
ΟὗτοιHoutoi
ThesedemonstrativeG3778
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoi
mennounG444
δοῦλοιdouloi
servantsnounG1401
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὑψίστουhypsistou
Most HighadjectiveG5310
εἰσίνeisin
areverbG1510
οἵτινεςhoitines
whorelative pronounG3748
καταγγέλλουσινkatangellousin
proclaimverbG2605
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
ὁδὸνhodon
the waynounG3598
σωτηρίαςsōtērias
of salvationnounG4991
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 16:17

she besought us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us Acts 16:15: then look at her wisdom, how she importunes (δυσωπεἵ), the Apostles how full of humility her words are, how full of wisdom. If you have judged me faithful, she says. Nothing could be more persuasive. Who would not have been softened by these words? She did not request (or, claim) did not entreat simply: but she left them to decide,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 35 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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