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**murmuring.** Greek. *gongusmos* An onomatopoeic word. Here, [John 7:12](../../../kjv/john/7/12) . Php 2:14 ; [1 Peter 4:9](../../../kjv/1-peter/4/9) .
**Grecians** = Greek-speaking Jews. Greek. *Hellenistes.*
**neglected** = being overlooked. Greek. *paratheoreo.* Compare App-133 . Only here.
**daily.** Greek. *kathemerinos.* Only here.
**ministration** = ministering. App-190 . It was the relief of [Acts 2:44](../../../kjv/acts/2/44) , [Acts 2:45](../../../kjv/acts/2/45) .

**reason pleasing.** Greek. *arestos.* Occurs also [3 John 1:8](../../../kjv/3-john/1/8); [3 John 1:8](../../../kjv/3-john/1/8) :29 . [1 John 3:22](../../../kjv/1-john/3/22) .
**word.** App-121 .
**God.** App-98 .
**serve.** App-190 .
**tables.** i.e. the business of distribution. Figure of speech *Idioma.* App-6 .

**look ye out.** App-133 .
**among** = from. App-104 .
**seven.** App-10 .
**men.** Greek. *aner.* App-123 .
**of honest report.** Literally witnessed to, or attested. Greek. *martureo.* Compare [Hebrews 11:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/2) , [Hebrews 11:4](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/4) , [Hebrews 11:5](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/5) , [Hebrews 11:39](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/39) , Revised Version.
**the Holy Ghost.** App-101 . The texts omit "Holy". Compare [Acts 6:10](../../../kjv/acts/6/10) .
**over.** App-104 .
**business** = need. Greek. *chreia,* as in [Acts 2:45](../../../kjv/acts/2/45) ; [Acts 4:35](../../../kjv/acts/4/35) .

**give ourselves continually.** Greek. *proskartereo,* as in [Acts 1:14](../../../kjv/acts/1/14) .
**prayer.** App-134 .
**ministry.** App-190 .

**saying.** Greek. *logos,* as in [Acts 6:2](../../../kjv/acts/6/2) .
**Stephen.** Greek. *Stephanos =* a crown. All the names are Greek. These are called the seven deacons, but the word *diakonos* is not used in the Acts. See App-190 . Besides Stephen, Philip is the only one of whom anything is recorded ([Acts 8:5](../../../kjv/acts/8/5) ; [Acts 21:8](../../../kjv/acts/21/8) ).
**faith.** App-150 .
**proselyte.** See note on [Matthew 23:15](../../../kjv/matthew/23/15) .
**Antioch.** In Syria.

**before** = in the presence of apostles. App-189 .
**prayed.** App-131 .
**laid, &c.** Compare [Numbers 27:18-23](../../../kjv/numbers/27/18-23) .

**company** = crowd. Greek. *ochlos.*
**the faith,** i.e. in the Name. Compare [Acts 3:16](../../../kjv/acts/3/16) .

**faith.** The texts read "grace". App-184 .
**power.** App-172 .
**wonders.** App-176 .
**miracles** = signs. App-176 .
**people.** See note on [Acts 2:47](../../../kjv/acts/2/47) .

**arose.** App-178 .
**certain.** App-123 .
**of** = out of. App-104 .
**synagogue.** App-120 .
**Libertines.** During the Civil Wars many Jews had been enslaved, and afterwards set free by their masters. A manumitted slave was called *libertinus.* These were probably the descendants of such freedmen who had returned to Jerusalem, after the decree of Tiberius expelling the Jews from Rome about 20 A.D.
**of** = from. App-104 .
**Cilicia.** A province of Asia Minor, of which Tarsus was the capital. See [Acts 21:39](../../../kjv/acts/21/39) . Probably Saul was one of these disputers.
**disputing.** Greek. *suzeteo,* generally translated "question". Compare [Mark 1:27](../../../kjv/mark/1/27) ; [Mark 8:11](../../../kjv/mark/8/11) ; [Mark 9:10](../../../kjv/mark/9/10) , [Mark 9:14](../../../kjv/mark/9/14) , [Mark 9:16](../../../kjv/mark/9/16) .

**able** = strong enough See [Acts 15:10](../../../kjv/acts/15/10) .
**resist.** Greek. *anthistemi.* Compare [Luke 21:15](../../../kjv/luke/21/15) .
**spirit.** See note on [Acts 6:3](../../../kjv/acts/6/3) .
**spake.** App-121 .

**suborned.** Greek. *hupoballo.* Only here.
**blasphemous.** Greek. *blasphemos.* Here, Act 6:13 . [1 Timothy 1:13](../../../kjv/1-timothy/1/13) . 2Ti 3:2 . [2 Peter 2:11](../../../kjv/2-peter/2/11) .
**words.** Greek. *rhema.* See note on [Mark 9:32](../../../kjv/mark/9/32) .
**Moses.** See note on [Acts 3:22](../../../kjv/acts/3/22) . Here meaning the Law.

**stirred up.** Greek. *sunkineo.* Only here. Frequent in medical works.
**elders, &c.** See note on [Acts 4:5](../../../kjv/acts/4/5) , and App-189 .
**caught** = violently seized. Greek. *sunarpazo.* Only here, [Acts 19:29](../../../kjv/acts/19/29) ; [Acts 27:15](../../../kjv/acts/27/15) , and [Luke 8:29](../../../kjv/luke/8/29) .
**council.** See note on [Acts 4:15](../../../kjv/acts/4/15) .

**witnesses.** Greek. *martur.* See [Acts 1:8](../../../kjv/acts/1/8) .
**man.** App-123 .

**Jesus.** App-98 .
**of Nazareth** = the Nazarene. Compare [Acts 2:22](../../../kjv/acts/2/22) ; [Acts 3:6](../../../kjv/acts/3/6) ; [Acts 4:10](../../../kjv/acts/4/10) .
**shall** = will.
**destroy.** Greek. *kataluo.* Compare [Acts 5:38](../../../kjv/acts/5/38) , [Acts 5:39](../../../kjv/acts/5/39) .
**this place** , i.e. the temple, in one of the courts of which the Sanhedrin was sitting.
**change.** Greek. *allasso.* Here; [Romans 1:23](../../../kjv/romans/1/23) . [1 Corinthians 15:51](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/51) , [1 Corinthians 15:52](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/52) .[Galatians 1:4](../../../kjv/galatians/1/4) , [Galatians 1:20](../../../kjv/galatians/1/20) . [Hebrews 1:12](../../../kjv/hebrews/1/12) .
**customs.** Greek. *ethos.* Hence Engl, "ethics". Occurs twelve times. All in Luke and Acts, except [John 19:40](../../../kjv/john/19/40) . [Hebrews 10:25](../../../kjv/hebrews/10/25) .

**looking stedfastly** = fastening their eyes. App-133 . Compare [Acts 1:10](../../../kjv/acts/1/10) .
**saw.** App-133 .
**as it had been** = as if.

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