Acts 2:46
New Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
גָּרַר
gârar
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
סָפִיחַ
çâphîyach
something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet
הֵיכָל
hêykâl
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
פָּרַר
pârar
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
ἁπλότης
haplótēs
singleness, i.e. (subjectively) sincerity (without dissimulation or self-seeking), or (objectively) generosity (copious bestowal)
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Key Terms in This Verse
ἁπλότης haplótēs
singleness, i.e. (subjectively) sincerity (without dissimulation or self-seeking), or (objectively) generosity (copious bestowal)
Study G572 →גָּרַר gârar
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
Study H1641 →סָפִיחַ çâphîyach
something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet
Study H5599 →פָּרַר pârar
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
Study H6565 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →Cross References
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and mor...
Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of...
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherl...
And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no par...
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of t...
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
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