Acts 8:1
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.”
ἐπί
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
πᾶς
All
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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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ἐκκλησία
church
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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μέγας
great
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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γίνομαι
Arose
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ἡμέρα
day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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χώρα
regions
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χώρα
room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)
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ἐκεῖνος
that very
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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διασπείρω
were scattered
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διασπείρω
to sow throughout, i.e. (figuratively) distribute in foreign lands
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συνευδοκέω
consenting
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συνευδοκέω
to think well of in common, i.e. assent to, feel gratified with
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Ἱεροσόλυμα
Jerusalem;
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Ἱεροσόλυμα
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
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Σαμάρεια
Samaria
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Σαμάρεια
Samaria (i.e. Shomeron), a city and region of Palestine
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πλήν
except
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πλήν
moreover (besides), i.e. albeit, save that, rather, yet
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Ἰουδαία
of Judea
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Ἰουδαία
the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine
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Σαῦλος
Saul
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Σαῦλος
Saulus (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
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εἰμί
was there
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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διωγμός
a persecution
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διωγμός
persecution
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