Acts 16:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αἱ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησίαι ἐστερεοῦντο τῇ πίστει, καὶ ἐπερίσσευον τῷ ἀριθμῷ καθʼ ἡμέραν.

Transliteration

The men oun ekklēsiai estereounto in the pistei, and eperisseuon in the arithmō according to hēmeran.

Grammar Details

• *men*: particle, often paired with *de* - indeed/on the one hand
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/so/consequently
• *ekklēsiai*: nominative, feminine, plural - churches/assemblies
• *estereounto*: imperfect passive indicative, 3rd plural - were being strengthened
• *pistei*: dative, feminine, singular - faith/belief
• *eperisseuon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were increasing/abounding
• *arithmō*: dative, masculine, singular - number
• *hēmeran*: accusative, feminine, singular - day

Word Meanings

• *ekklēsiai*: churches/assemblies/congregations
• *estereounto*: were being strengthened/were being established firmly
• *pistei*: faith/belief/trust
• *eperisseuon*: were increasing/abounding/growing

Referenced Verses

• Acts 9:31 : 31 And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
• Acts 2:47 : 47 Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.
• Acts 6:7 : 7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
• Acts 15:41 : 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.
• Acts 19:18-21 : 18 And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts. 19 And a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver. 20 So the word of the Lord was increased very greatly and was full of power. 21 Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.
• Rom 16:25 : 25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
• Gal 5:1 : 1 Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.
• Eph 4:13-16 : 13 Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ: 14 So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error; 15 But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ; 16 Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.
• Col 2:6 : 6 As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,
• 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;
• 1 Thess 3:13 : 13 So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
• 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
• Heb 13:9 : 9 Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.
• Heb 13:20-21 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who made that great keeper of his flock, even our Lord Jesus, come back from the dead through the blood of the eternal agreement, 21 Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;
• Acts 4:4 : 4 But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14 : 14 And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;
• 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were going out, Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them, Give ear to me, O Judah and you people of Jerusalem: have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you.
• Isa 7:9 : 9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If you will not have faith, your kingdom will be broken.
• Acts 11:21 : 21 And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.
• Acts 12:24 : 24 But the word of the Lord went on increasing.
• Acts 13:48-49 : 48 And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith. 49 And the word of the Lord went through all the country.