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Acts 6:3 — King James Version← Study notes

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.


Acts 6:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 6:318 words
GreekMeaning
ἐπισκέψασθεepiskepsasthe
do selectverbG1980
δέde
and / butwordG1161
ἀδελφοίadelphoi
brothersnounG80
ἄνδραςandras
mennounG435
ἐξex
out fromprepositionG1537
ὑμῶνhymōn
yourselvespronounG4771
μαρτυρουμένουςmartyroumenous
being well attestedverbG3140
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
πλήρειςplēreis
fulladjectiveG4134
πνεύματοςpneumatos
of the SpiritnounG4151
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σοφίαςsophias
wisdomnounG4678
οὓςhous
whomrelative pronounG3739
καταστήσομενkatastēsomen
appoint, be, conductverbG2525
ἐπὶepi
overprepositionG1909
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
χρείαςchreias
tasknounG5532
ταύτηςtautēs
thisdemonstrativeG3778
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 6:3

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost Acts 6:3-5 so were the others also full of faith; not to have the same things happening as in the case of Judas, as in the case of Ananias…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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