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Greek Lessons
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- Chiasmus, Inclusio, and Anaphora in New Testament Greek
- Numbered and Named: Genitive Constructions and Enumerated Tribes in Revelation 7:7
- Semantic Range of Greek Verbs in the New Testament: A Case Study on ἀγαπάω and φιλέω
- Released to Serve Anew: Aorist Passives, Participles, and the Tension of Transformation in Romans 7:6
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Tag Archives: Acts 23:7
Division in the Dialogue: Greek Grammar and the Ripple of a Word
This verse from the book of Acts captures the explosive outcome of a single statement. The grammar combines a genitive absolute, a narrative aorist, and passive voice to describe how one utterance caused theological chaos: τοῦτο δὲ αὐτοῦ λαλήσαντος ἐγένετο στάσις τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῶν Σαδδουκαίων, καὶ ἐσχίσθη τὸ πλῆθος from Acts 23:7. The syntax powerfully conveys how speech can fracture a crowd and incite ideological conflict.
The Greek Text in Focusτοῦτο δὲ αὐτοῦ λαλήσαντος ἐγένετο στάσις τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῶν Σαδδουκαίων, καὶ ἐσχίσθη τὸ πλῆθος (Acts 23:7)
“And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.”… Learn Koine Greek
