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Acts 19:33 — King James Version← Study notes

And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.


Acts 19:33Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 19:3320 words
GreekMeaning
ἐκek
Out ofprepositionG1537
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὄχλουochlou
crowdnounG3793
συνεβίβασανsynebibasan
compact, assuredly gather, intrustverbG4822
ἈλέξανδρονAlexandron
AlexandernounG223
προβαλόντωνprobalontōn
when were thrusting forwardverbG4261
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
JewsadjectiveG2453
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
ἈλέξανδροςAlexandros
AlexandernounG223
κατασείσαςkataseisas
having motioned withverbG2678
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
χεῖραcheira
handnounG5495
ἤθελενēthelen
was wantingverbG2309
ἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthai
to present a defenseverbG626
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
δήμῳdēmō
peoplenounG1218
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 19:33

And certain of the Asiarchs, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre Acts 19:31 to a disorderly populace and tumult. And Paul complies, for he was not vainglorious, nor ambitious. Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused. Such is the nature of the multitude: it recklessly follows, like fire when it has fallen upon fuel; and the more part knew not wherefore they had come…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 42 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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