Acts 19:8
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
πείθω
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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θεός
of God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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εἰσέρχομαι
Having entered
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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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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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παῤῥησιάζομαι
he was speaking boldly
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παῤῥησιάζομαι
to be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor
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διαλέγομαι
reasoning
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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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