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Acts 6:7 — King James Version← Study notes

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.


Acts 6:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 6:723 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ηὔξανενēyxanen
was increasingverbG837
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπληθύνετοeplēthyneto
was multipliedverbG4129
ho
thearticleG3588
ἀριθμὸςarithmos
numbernounG706
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
μαθητῶνmathētōn
disciplesnounG3101
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm
JerusalemnounG2419
σφόδραsphodra
exceedinglyadverbG4970
πολύςpolys
a greatadjectiveG4183
τεte
thenwordG5037
ὄχλοςochlos
multitudenounG3793
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἱερέωνhiereōn
priestsnounG2409
ὑπήκουονhypēkouon
were becoming obedientverbG5219
τῇ
to thearticleG3588
πίστειpistei
faithnounG4102
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 6:7

And the word of God, it says, increased: and the number of the disciples multiplied. Acts 6:7 It is not for nothing that he says this: it shows how great is the virtue of alms and good order. And as he is about in the sequel to enlarge (αὔξειν) upon the affair of Stephen, he puts first the causes which led to it. And many, he says, of the priests were obedient to the faith. For since they perceived such to be the mind of their ruler and teacher, they put the matter to the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Acts
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