Acts 16:19
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,”
κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
ἐλπίς
hope
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ἐλπίς
Hope, expectation, confidence. Elpis. Hope does not disappoint. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is confident expectation based on the character of God.
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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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εἴδω
Having seen
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
having taken hold of
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ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
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ἐργασία
profit
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ἐργασία
occupation; by implication, profit, pains
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ἐξέρχομαι
was gone
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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ἑλκύω
they dragged them
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ἑλκύω
to drag (literally or figuratively)
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Σίλας
Silas
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Σίλας
Silas, a Christian
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