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In ἱκανοὶ δὲ τῶν τὰ περίεργα πραξάντων συνενέγκαντες τὰς βίβλους κατέκαιον ἐνώπιον πάντων· καὶ συνεψήφισαν τὰς τιμὰς αὐτῶν καὶ εὗρον ἀργυρίου μυριάδας πέντε (Acts 19:19), Luke narrates a dramatic turning point in Ephesus. Practitioners of magic renounce their former lives — not just inwardly, but visibly and economically — by publicly burning their spellbooks. The grammar here is ablaze with meaning: a cascade of aorist participles and indicative verbs captures a decisive, irrevocable act. The Greek doesn’t merely report events — it performs their finality.

Morphological Breakdown ἱκανοὶ – Root: ἱκανός Form: nominative masculine plural adjective Lexical Meaning: “many,” “a considerable number” Contextual Notes: Often denotes sufficiency or quantity — “a good number of them.”… Learn Koine Greek