Acts 18:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.”
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
πείθω
was persuading
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πείθω
To persuade, to trust, to be confident. Peitho. I am confident that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. God finishes what He starts in those who yield.
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πᾶς
every
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jews
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.
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συναγωγή
synagogue
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συναγωγή
an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church
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Ἕλλην
Greeks.
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Ἕλλην
a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
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διαλέγομαι
he was reasoning
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διαλέγομαι
to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation)
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τέ
both
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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