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Acts 6

Acts 6:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wherefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
, brethren
adephos (Greek #80)
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like 1)
KJV usage: brother.
Pronounce: ad-el-fos'
Origin: from 1 (as a connective particle) and δελφύς (the womb)
, looky ye out
episkeptomai (Greek #1980)
to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve
KJV usage: look out, visit.
Pronounce: ep-ee-skep'-tom-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 1909 and the base of 4649
among you
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
seven
hepta (Greek #2033)
seven
KJV usage: seven.
Pronounce: hep-tah'
Origin: a primary number
men
aner (Greek #435)
a man (properly as an individual male)
KJV usage: fellow, husband, man, sir.
Pronounce: an'-ayr
Origin: a primary word (compare 444)
of
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
b honest report
martureo (Greek #3140)
to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: charge, give (evidence), bear record, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well reported of, testify, give (have) testimony, (be, bear, give, obtain) witness.
Pronounce: mar-too-reh'-o
Origin: from 3144
, full
pleres (Greek #4134)
replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete
KJV usage: full.
Pronounce: play'-race
Origin: from 4130
of the
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
Holy
hagios (Greek #40)
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV usage: (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-os
Origin: from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare 53, 2282)
Ghost
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
wisdom
sophia (Greek #4678)
wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
KJV usage: wisdom.
Pronounce: sof-ee'-ah
Origin: from 4680
, whom
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
we may appoint
kathistemi (Greek #2525)
to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy
KJV usage: appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.
Pronounce: kath-is'-tay-mee
Origin: from 2596 and 2476
over
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
this
houtos (Greek #3778)
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
KJV usage: he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
Pronounce: hoo'-tos
Origin: οὗτοι (hoo'-toy), nominative feminine singular αὕτη (how'-tay), and nominative feminine plural αὕται (how'-tahee) from the article 3588 and 846
business
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
chreia (Greek #5532)
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
KJV usage: business, lack, necessary(-ity), need(-ful), use, want.
Pronounce: khri'-ah
Origin: from the base of 5530 or 5534
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Deut. 1:13• 13Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs. (Deut. 1:13)
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Acts 16:2• 2who had a good testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. (Acts 16:2)
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1 Tim. 3:7‑8,10• 7But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and the snare of the devil.
 8Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
 10And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge against them. (1 Tim. 3:7‑8,10)

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Brethren,
Deacon,
Ghost,
Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit,
Honest; Honesty,
Seven

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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brethren.
Acts 9:30• 30And the brethren knowing it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus. (Acts 9:30)
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Acts 15:23• 23having by their hand written thus: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from among the nations at Antioch, and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting: (Acts 15:23)
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Matt. 23:8• 8But *ye*, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all *ye* are brethren. (Matt. 23:8)
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1 John 3:14‑16• 14*We* know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
 15Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
 16Hereby we have known love, because *he* has laid down his life for us; and *we* ought for the brethren to lay down our lives. (1 John 3:14‑16)
look.
Acts 1:21• 21It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, (Acts 1:21)
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Num. 11:16• 16And Jehovah said to Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and their officers; and take them to the tent of meeting, and they shall stand there with thee. (Num. 11:16)
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Deut. 1:13• 13Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs. (Deut. 1:13)
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1 Cor. 16:3• 3And when I am arrived, whomsoever ye shall approve, these I will send with letters to carry your bounty to Jerusalem: (1 Cor. 16:3)
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2 Cor. 8:19‑21• 19and not only so, but is also chosen by the assemblies as our fellow-traveller with this grace, ministered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and a witness of our readiness;
 20avoiding this, that any one should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us;
 21for we provide for things honest, not only before the Lord, but also before men. (2 Cor. 8:19‑21)
honest.
Acts 10:22• 22And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee. (Acts 10:22)
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Acts 16:2• 2who had a good testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. (Acts 16:2)
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Acts 22:12• 12And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt there, (Acts 22:12)
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1 Tim. 3:7‑8,10• 7But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and the snare of the devil.
 8Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
 10And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge against them. (1 Tim. 3:7‑8,10)
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1 Tim. 5:10• 10borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1 Tim. 5:10)
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3 John 12• 12Demetrius has witness borne to him by all, and by the truth itself; and *we* also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true. (3 John 12)
full.
Acts 2:4• 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth. (Acts 2:4)
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Gen. 41:38‑39• 38And Pharaoh said to his bondmen, Shall we find one as this, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
 39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to thee, there is none so discreet and wise as thou. (Gen. 41:38‑39)
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Num. 11:17‑25• 17And I will come down and talk with thee there; and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, and thou shalt not bear it alone.
 18And unto the people shalt thou say, Hallow yourselves for to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who will give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt; and Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
 19Not one day shall ye eat, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
 20but for a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it become loathsome unto you; because that ye have despised Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
 21And Moses said, The people in whose midst I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou sayest, I will give them flesh that they may eat a whole month.
 22Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered for them, to suffice them?
 23And Jehovah said to Moses, Hath Jehovah's hand become short? Now shalt thou see whether my word will come to pass unto thee or not.
 24And Moses went out and told the people the words of Jehovah; and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tent.
 25And Jehovah came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy men, the elders; and it came to pass, that when the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did not repeat it. (Num. 11:17‑25)
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Num. 27:18‑19• 18And Jehovah said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and thou shalt lay thy hand upon him;
 19and thou shalt set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly; and give him commandment before their eyes. (Num. 27:18‑19)
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Job 32:7‑8• 7I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.
 8But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding. (Job 32:7‑8)
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Isa. 11:2‑5• 2and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
 3And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;
 4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
 5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. (Isa. 11:2‑5)
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Isa. 28:6,26• 6and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
 26His God doth instruct him in his judgment, he doth teach him. (Isa. 28:6,26)
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1 Cor. 12:8• 8For to one, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; (1 Cor. 12:8)
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Eph. 5:18• 18And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, (Eph. 5:18)
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James 1:17• 17Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning. (James 1:17)
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James 3:17‑18• 17But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
 18But the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace. (James 3:17‑18)
whom.
Acts 6:6• 6whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them. (Acts 6:6)
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Acts 13:2‑3• 2And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
 3Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go. (Acts 13:2‑3)
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1 Tim. 3:8‑15• 8Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
 9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
 10And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge against them.
 11The women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
 12Let the ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting their children and their own houses well:
 13for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which is in Christ Jesus.
 14These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;
 15but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth. (1 Tim. 3:8‑15)
• As the money came from the disciples in general, on them do the apostles call to look out from among them brethren in whom they could happily confide; yet the apostles, acting for the Lord in order, established them over the business. (“Acts 6:1-6” by W. Kelly)
• Where the Lord gives He chooses, as for all ministry in the word; where the assembly gives, they choose as here. We see the same thing in 2 Cor. 8:18-19, where a brother was chosen by the assemblies as fellow-traveler with Paul and Titus, providing for things honest not only before the Lord but also before men. (“Acts 6:1-6” by W. Kelly)
• “The seven” were stewards for the poor, and not a formal noviciate for a full-blown minister. (“Acts 6:7-15” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:

W. Kelly Translation

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Look out then, brethren, from among you seven men of good report full of [the] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;