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Acts 6:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.


Acts 6:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 6:923 words
GreekMeaning
ἀνέστησανanestēsan
AroseverbG450
δέde
howeverwordG1161
τινεςtines
certainpronounG5100
τῶνtōn
of thosearticleG3588
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
συναγωγῆςsynagōgēs
synagoguenounG4864
τῆςtēs
whicharticleG3588
λεγομένηςlegomenēs
is being namedverbG3004
ΛιβερτίνωνLibertinōn
FreedmennounG3032
καὶkai
includingwordG2532
ΚυρηναίωνKyrēnaiōn
CyreniansnounG2956
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἈλεξανδρέωνAlexandreōn
AlexandriansnounG221
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῶνtōn
of thosearticleG3588
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
ΚιλικίαςKilikias
CilicianounG2791
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἈσίαςAsias
AsianounG773
συζητοῦντεςsyzētountes
disputingverbG4802
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ΣτεφάνῳStephanō
with StephennounG4735
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 6:9

Then there arose certain of them of the synagogue. Acts 6:9 Again he uses the phrase of rising up (ἀ νάστασιν, Hom. xiii. p. 81), to denote their exasperation and wrath. Here we have a great multitude. And observe the difference in the form of accusation: for since Gamaliel had stopped them from finding fault on the former plea, they bring in another charge. And there rose up, it says, certain of them of the synagogue of those who are called (τὥν λεγομένων. Edd. τἥς…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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