Acts 19:17

And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
was	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
known	γνωστὸν gnōston	G1110	well-known · adjective — nominative singular neuter
all	πᾶσιν pasin	G3956	all · adjective — dative plural masculine
Jews	Ἰουδαίοις Ioudaiois	G2453	Judæan · noun — dative plural masculine, a people name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Greeks	Ἕλλησιν Hellēsin	G1672	a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas · noun — dative plural masculine, a people or place name
also	τε te	G5037	both or also (properly · conjunction
dwelling	κατοικοῦσιν katoikousin	G2730	to house permanently · verb — present active participle, dative plural masculine
Ephesus	Ἔφεσον Epheson	G2181	Ephesus · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
fear	φόβος phobos	G5401	alarm or fright · noun — nominative singular masculine
fell	ἐπέπεσεν epepesen	G1968	to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less… · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
them	αὐτούς, autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
all	πάντας pantas	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
name	ὄνομα onoma	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — nominative singular neuter
Lord	κυρίου kuriou	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ, Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
magnified	ἐμεγαλύνετο emegaluneto	G3170	to make (or declare) great · verb — imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

2 Thessalonians 1:12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 5:5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
Acts 5:11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
Acts 13:12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
Philippians 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Chri…
Philippians 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
2 Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the peopl…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:13-20

The preachers of the gospel were sent forth to carry on a war against Satan, and therein Christ went forth conquering and to conquer. The casting of evil spirits out of those that were possessed was one instance of Christ's victory over Satan; but, to show in how many ways Christ triumphed over that great enemy, we have here in these verses two remarkable instances of the conquest of Satan, not only in those that were violently possessed by him, but in those that were voluntarily devoted to him. I. Here is the confusion of some of Satan's servants, some vagabond Jews, that were exorcists, who made use of Christ's name profanely and wickedly in their diabolical enchantments, but were made to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:16

And the man in whom the evil spirit was--Mark the clear line of demarcation here between "the evil spirit which answered and said" and "the man in whom the evil spirit was." The reality of such possessions could not be more clearly expressed. leaped on them . . . so that they fled . . . naked and wounded--This was so appalling a testimony at once against those profane impostors and in favor of Paul and the Master whom he preached, that we wonder not that it spread to "all the Jews and Greeks at Ephesus, that fear fell on them," and that "the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified."

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:17

The name of the Lord Jesus was magnified - They saw that there was a sovereign power in the name of Jesus, which could not be imitated by these lying exorcists: they therefore reverenced this name, and despised those pretenders. Exorcisms or adjurations of evil spirits were very frequent in the primitive Church: the name of Jesus was that alone which was used. The primitive fathers speak strong and decisive words concerning the power of this name; and how demons were tormented and expelled by it, not only from individuals, but from the temples themselves. Exorcists formed a distinct class an the Church; hence we read of presbyters, deacons, exorcists, lectors, and door-keepers. The adjuratio…

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The Church Fathers

"And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many of them that had believed came confessing and making known their practices." For since they had got to possess such power as, by means of the demons, to do such things, well might this be the consequence. Look, in every case, how men are converted not so much in consequence of good things as of things fearful. In the case of Sapphira, fear fell upon the Church, and men dared not join themselves to them: here they received handkerchiefs and aprons, and were healed: and after this, then they came confessing their sins. Hereby the power of the demons is shown to be a great one, when it is against unbelievers.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 41

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Dictionary and topics

Diana — So called by the Romans; called Artemis by the Greeks, the “great” goddess worshipped among heathen nations under various modifications. Her most noted temple was that at Ephesus. It was built…
John, Third Epistle of — Is addressed to Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in Macedonia (Acts 19: 29) or in Corinth (Rom. 16:23) or in Derbe (Acts 20:4) is uncertain. It was written for the purpose…
Glorifying God · .Glorifying Christ — .Glorifying Christ
Sceva · A charlatan Jewish “exorcist” at Ephesus — A charlatan Jewish “exorcist” at Ephesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 19:17

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:13-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:16

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 19:17

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:13-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:16

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 19:17

John Calvin on Acts 19:13-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 19:17-19