Acts 17:2
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,”
σάββατον
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
εἰσέρχομαι
he went in
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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γραφή
Scriptures,
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γραφή
Scripture, writing, sacred text. Graphe. All Scripture is God-breathed. Not all writing is Scripture. What is God-breathed is alive and active and eternally relevant.
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Παῦλος
with 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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ἔθω
being customary
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ἔθω
to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage
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διαλέγομαι
he reasoned
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διαλέγομαι
to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation)
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τρεῖς
three
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τρεῖς
"three"
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