Acts 21:20
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:”
ὑπάρχω
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
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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πιστεύω
having believed
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πιστεύω
To believe, to trust, to have faith. Pisteuo. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Believing is more than intellectual agreement. It is a transfer of trust to Jesus.
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νόμος
law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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θεός
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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πόσος
how many
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πόσος
How much, how many, how great. Posos. How much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts. If imperfect parents give good gifts imagine what a perfect Father gives.
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θεωρέω
You see
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θεωρέω
to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
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μυριάς
myriads
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μυριάς
a ten-thousand; by extension, a "myriad" or indefinite number
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τέ
then
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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δοξάζω
were glorifying
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δοξάζω
to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application)
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ἔπω
They said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
there are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ζηλωτής
zealous ones
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ζηλωτής
a "zealot"
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