Acts 17:5

5Having become jealousζηλώσαντεςnowδὲtheοἱJewsἸουδαῖοιandκαὶhaving taken to [them]προσλαβόμενοιof theτῶνmarket-loungersἀγοραίωνmenἄνδραςcertainτινὰςwickedπονηροὺςandκαὶhaving collected a crowdὀχλοποιήσαντεςthey set in uproarἐθορύβουνtheτὴνcityπόλιν,andκαὶhaving assailedἐπιστάντεςtheτῇhouseοἰκίᾳof JasonἸάσονοςthey were seekingἐζήτουνthemαὐτοὺςto bring outπροαγαγεῖνtoεἰςtheτὸνpeopleδῆμον·

But the Jews, having become jealous and having taken along certain wicked men of the market-loungers, and having collected a crowd, set the city in uproar. And having assailed the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring out to the people.

Vocab difficulty

85.4

Rare words

  • ἀγοραίων

    ἀγοραῖος

    a lounger in the market-place, perhaps with the idea of agitator.

  • ὀχλοποιήσαντες

    ὀχλοποιέω

    I gather a crowd, make a riot.

  • ἐθορύβουν

    θορυβέω

    I disturb greatly, terrify, strike with panic; mid: I show agitation of mind.

  • δῆμον

    δῆμος

    properly: the people, especially citizens of a Greek city in popular assembly, but in NT, multitude, rabble.