Acts

6 ᾿Εν In δὲ but ταῖς the ἡμέραις days ταύταις these πληθυνόντων multiplying τῶν of the μαθητῶν disciples ἐγένετο occurred γογγυσμὸς murmuring τῶν of the Ἑλληνιστῶν Hellenists πρὸς toward τοὺς the ᾿Εβραίους Hebrews ὅτι because παρεθεωροῦντο they were being overlooked ἐν in τῇ the διακονίᾳ service τῇ the καθημερινῇ daily αἱ the χῆραι widows αὐτῶν. of them. 2 προσκαλεσάμενοι Having called toward themselves δὲ but οἱ the δώδεκα twelve τὸ the πλῆθος multitude τῶν of the μαθητῶν disciples εἶπαν said Οὐκ Not ἀρεστόν pleasing ἐστιν it is ἡμᾶς us καταλείψαντας having abandoned τὸν the λόγον word τοῦ of the θεοῦ God διακονεῖν to be serving τραπέζαις· to tables; 3 ἐπισκέψασθε look YOU upon δέ, but, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ἄνδρας male persons ἐξ out of ὑμῶν YOU μαρτυρουμένους being witnessed to ἑπτὰ seven πλήρεις full πνεύματος of spirit καὶ and σοφίας, of wisdom, οὓς whom καταστήσομεν we will appoint ἐπὶ upon τῆς the χρείας need ταύτης· this; 4 ἡμεῖς we δὲ but τῇ to the προσευχῇ prayer καὶ and τῇ to the διακονίᾳ service τοῦ of the λόγου word προσκαρτερήσομεν. we shall persevere. 5 καὶ And ἤρεσεν pleased ὁ the λόγος word ἐνώπιον in sight παντὸς of all τοῦ the πλήθους, multitude, καὶ and ἐξελέξαντο they selected Στέφανον, Stephen, ἄνδρα male person πλήρη full πίστεως of faith καὶ and πνεύματος of spirit ἁγίου, holy, καὶ and Φίλιππον Philip καὶ and Πρόχορον Prochorus καὶ and Νικάνορα Nicanor καὶ and Τίμωνα Timon καὶ and Παρμενᾶν Parmenas καὶ and Νικόλαον Nicolaus προσήλυτον proselyte ᾿Αντιοχέα, Antiochian, 6 οὓς whom ἔστησαν they made stand ἐνώπιον in sight τῶν of the ἀποστόλων, apostles, καὶ and προσευξάμενοι having prayed ἐπέθηκαν they put upon αὐτοῖς them τὰς the χεῖρας. hands.

7 Καὶ And ὁ the λόγος word τοῦ of the θεοῦ God ηὔξανεν, was growing, καὶ and ἐπληθύνετο was multiplying ὁ the ἀριθμὸς number τῶν of the μαθητῶν disciples ἐν in Ἰερουσαλὴμ Jerusalem σφόδρα, very much, πολύς much τε and ὄχλος crowd τῶν of the ἱερέων priests ὑπήκουον were hearing submissively τῇ to the πίστει. faith.

8 Στέφανος Stephen δὲ but πλήρης full χάριτος of graciousness καὶ and δυνάμεως power ἐποίει was doing τέρατα portents καὶ and σημεῖα signs μεγάλα great ἐν in τῷ the λαῷ. people. 9 ᾿Ανέστησαν Stood up δέ but τινες some ones τῶν of the (ones) ἐκ out of τῆς the συναγωγῆς synagogue τῆς the (one) λεγομένης being said Λιβερτίνων of Libertines καὶ and Κυρηναίων of Cyrenians καὶ and ᾿Αλεξανδρέων of Alexandrians καὶ and τῶν of the (ones) ἀπὸ from Κιλικίας Cilicia καὶ and ᾿Ασίας of Asia συνζητοῦντες seeking together with τῷ the Στεφάνῳ, Stephen, 10 καὶ and οὐκ not ἴσχυον they were strong enough ἀντιστῆναι to withstand τῇ to the σοφίᾳ wisdom καὶ and τῷ to the πνεύματι spirit ᾧ to which ἐλάλει. he was speaking. 11 τότε Then ὑπέβαλον they thrust under ἄνδρας male persons λέγοντας saying ὅτι that ᾿Ακηκόαμεν We have heard αὐτοῦ of him λαλοῦντος speaking ῥήματα sayings βλάσφημα blasphemous εἰς into Μωυσῆν Moses καὶ and τὸν the θεόν· God; 12 συνεκίνησάν They stirred up τε and τὸν the λαὸν people καὶ and τοὺς the πρεσβυτέρους older men καὶ and τοὺς the γραμματεῖς, scribes, καὶ and ἐπιστάντες having stood upon συνήρπασαν they jointly snatched αὐτὸν him καὶ and ἤγαγον they led εἰς into τὸ the συνέδριον, Sanhedrin, 13 ἔστησάν they made stand τε and μάρτυρας witnesses ψευδεῖς false λέγοντας saying Ὁ The ἄνθρωπος man οὗτος this οὐ not παύεται is ceasing λαλῶν speaking ῥήματα sayings κατὰ down on τοῦ the τόπου place τοῦ the ἁγίου holy τούτου this καὶ and τοῦ of the νόμου, Law, 14 ἀκηκόαμεν we have heard γὰρ for αὐτοῦ of him λέγοντος saying ὅτι that Ἰησοῦς Jesus ὁ the Ναζωραῖος Nazarene οὗτος this καταλύσει will loose down τὸν the τόπον place τοῦτον this καὶ and ἀλλάξει he will change τὰ the ἔθη customs ἃ which παρέδωκεν gave beside ἡμῖν to us Μωυσῆς. Moses.

15 Καὶ And ἀτενίσαντες having gazed εἰς into αὐτὸν him πάντες all οἱ the (ones) καθεζόμενοι sitting ἐν in τῷ the συνεδρίῳ Sanhedrin εἶδαν they saw τὸ the πρόσωπον face αὐτοῦ of him ὡσεὶ as if πρόσωπον face ἀγγέλου. of angel.