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Acts 6:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.


Acts 6:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 6:220 words
προσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoicall (for, to, unto)
δὲdeand / but
οἱhoithe
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
τὸtothe
πλῆθοςplēthosbundle, company, multitude
τῶνtōnthe
μαθητῶνmathētōndisciple
εἶπανeipansay
ΟὐκOuknot
ἀρεστόνareston(things that) please(-ing), reason
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
καταλείψανταςkataleipsantasforsake, leave, reserve
τὸνtonthe
λόγονlogonword / message
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
διακονεῖνdiakonein(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the offic…
τραπέζαιςtrapezaisbank, meat, table
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

προσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoicall (for, to, unto)
δὲdeand / but
οἱhoithe
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
τὸtothe
πλῆθοςplēthosbundle, company, multitude
τῶνtōnthe
μαθητῶνmathētōndisciple
εἶπανeipansay
ΟὐκOuknot
ἀρεστόνareston(things that) please(-ing), reason
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
καταλείψανταςkataleipsantasforsake, leave, reserve
τὸνtonthe
λόγονlogonword / message
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
διακονεῖνdiakonein(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the offic…
τραπέζαιςtrapezaisbank, meat, table

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