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Greek Lessons
- Testimony on the Road: Aorist Participles and Mission Grammar in Acts 8:25
- Storm Syntax: Subordinate Purpose and Sleeping Sovereignty
- When Storms Speak: Aspect, Action, and Tension in Luke 8:23
- The Touch That Transforms: Volition and Expectation in Mark 8:22
- Freedom from Decay: The Passive Voice of Hope
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Testimony on the Road: Aorist Participles and Mission Grammar in Acts 8:25
Οἱ μὲν οὖν διαμαρτυράμενοι καὶ λαλήσαντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, πολλάς τε κώμας τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν εὐηγγελίσαντο. (Acts 8:25)
So then, after solemnly testifying and speaking the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem; and they proclaimed the good news to many villages of the Samaritans.
The Rhythm of ReturnThis verse from Acts 8:25 captures a powerful moment: after completing their assignment, the apostles return to Jerusalem — but not before sowing the gospel throughout Samaritan villages. The Greek is elegant and compact, built around the contrast between past action (διαμαρτυράμενοι, λαλήσαντες) and new momentum (ὑπέστρεψαν, εὐηγγελίσαντο).… Learn Koine Greek