Acts 6:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπισκέψασθε οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἄνδρας ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτά, πλήρεις Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ σοφίας, οὓς καταστήσωμεν ἐπὶ τῆς χρείας ταύτης.

Transliteration

Episkepsasthe oun, adelphoi, andras from hymōn martyroumenous hepta, plēreis Pneumatos Hagiou and sophias, whom katastēsōmen epi the chreias this.

Grammar Details

• *Episkepsasthe*: aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person, plural - look out/select/consider
• *oun*: conjunction, inferential - therefore/then
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *andras*: accusative, masculine, plural - men
• *hymōn*: genitive, 2nd person, plural pronoun - of you/your
• *martyroumenous*: present, passive, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - being well attested/of good reputation
• *hepta*: numeral (indeclinable) - seven
• *plēreis*: accusative, masculine, plural, adjective - full/filled
• *Pneumatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - Spirit
• *Hagiou*: genitive, neuter, singular, adjective - Holy
• *sophias*: genitive, feminine, singular - wisdom
• *katastēsōmen*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person, plural - may appoint/put in charge
• *epi*: preposition + genitive - over/upon
• *chreias*: genitive, feminine, singular - need/duty/business

Word Meanings

• *Episkepsasthe*: look out/select/consider/examine
• *adelphoi*: brothers/brethren/fellow believers
• *martyroumenous*: being well attested/of good reputation/testified about
• *plēreis*: full/filled/complete
• *Pneumatos*: Spirit/breath/wind
• *katastēsōmen*: may appoint/put in charge/establish
• *chreias*: need/duty/business/task

Referenced Verses

• Deut 1:13 : 13 Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
• Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
• 1 John 3:14-16 : 14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death. 15 Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him. 16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.
• 3 John 1:12 : 12 Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.
• Gen 41:38-39 : 38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God? 39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:
• Num 11:16-25 : 16 And the Lord said to Moses, Send for seventy of the responsible men of Israel, who are in your opinion men of weight and authority over the people; make them come to the Tent of meeting and be there with you. 17 And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself. 18 And say to the people, Make yourselves clean before tomorrow and you will have flesh for your food: for in the ears of the Lord you have been weeping and saying, Who will give us flesh for food? for we were well off in Egypt: and so the Lord will give you flesh, and it will be your food; 19 Not for one day only, or even for five or ten or twenty days; 20 But every day for a month, till you are tired of it, turning from it in disgust: because you have gone against the Lord who is with you, and have been weeping before him saying, Why did we come out of Egypt? 21 Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month. 22 Are flocks and herds to be put to death for them? or are all the fish in the sea to be got together so that they may be full? 23 And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord's hand become short? Now you will see if my word comes true for you or not. 24 And Moses went out and gave the people the words of the Lord: and he took seventy of the responsible men of the people, placing them round the Tent. 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.
• Num 27:18-19 : 18 And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him; 19 And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.
• Job 32:7-8 : 7 I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom. 8 But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.
• Isa 11:2-5 : 2 And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; 3 And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears: 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer. 5 And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
• Isa 28:6 : 6 And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.
• Isa 28:26 : 26 For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.
• Matt 23:8 : 8 But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
• Acts 1:21 : 21 For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
• Acts 2:4 : 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
• Acts 6:6 : 6 These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.
• Acts 9:30 : 30 And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.
• Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.
• Acts 13:2-3 : 2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me. 3 Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.
• Acts 15:23 : 23 And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:
• Acts 16:2 : 2 Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.
• Acts 22:12 : 12 And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,
• 1 Cor 12:8 : 8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:
• 1 Cor 16:3 : 3 And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.
• 2 Cor 8:19-21 : 19 And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready: 20 And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands: 21 For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.
• Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
• 1 Tim 3:7-9 : 7 And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One. 8 Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world; 9 Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin. 10 And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them. 11 Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things. 12 Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well. 13 For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14 I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long; 15 But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
• 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.
• Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.