Acts 6:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
ἐκλέγομαι
they chose
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ἐκλέγομαι
To choose, to select, to elect. Eklegomai. You did not choose Me but I chose you. Being chosen by God precedes everything else. Your relationship with God began with His initiative.
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πίστις
of faith
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πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
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πνεῦμα
of the] Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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προσήλυτος
a convert
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προσήλυτος
an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")
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Φίλιππος
Philip
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Φίλιππος
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
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πλῆθος
multitude,
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πλῆθος
a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace
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Νικόλαος
Nicolas
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Νικόλαος
victorious over the people; Nicolaus, a heretic
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πλήρης
full
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πλήρης
replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete
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Πρόχορος
Prochorus
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Πρόχορος
before the dance; Prochorus, a Christian
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Νικάνωρ
Nicanor
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Νικάνωρ
victorious; Nicanor, a Christian
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Παρμενᾶς
Parmenas
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Παρμενᾶς
constant; Parmenas, a Christian
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Τίμων
Timon
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Τίμων
valuable; Timon, a Christian
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Στέφανος
Stephen,
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Στέφανος
Stephanus, a Christian
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