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And the whole city was filled with confusion, and with one accord they rushed to the theatre, having dragged off Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow travelers of Paul.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
city A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-NFS H4172 πόλις polis
with confusion, Confusion, disturbance. N-GFS H4799 συγχύσεως sunchuseōs
they rushed To rush, hasten on. V-AIA-3P H3729 ὥρμησαν ōrmēsan
with one accord With one mind, unanimously, with one accord, at the same time. Adv H3661 ὁμοθυμαδὸν omothumadon
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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theatre, (a) a theatre, a semi-circular stone building, generally open to the sky, (b) a spectacle, show. N-ANS H2302 θέατρον theatron
and And, both. V-APA-NMP H4884 συναρπάσαντες sunarpasantes
Gaius Gaius, (a) a Corinthian, (b) a Macedonian, (c) a citizen of Derbe, (d) an Ephesian. N-AMS H1050 Γάϊον gaion
Aristarchus, Aristarchus, a Christian, belonging to Thessalonica in Macedonia. N-AMS H708 Ἀρίσταρχον aristarchon
of Paul. Paul, Paulus. N-GMS H3972 Παύλου paulou
fellow travelers A fellow traveler. N-AMP H4898 συνεκδήμους sunekdēmous
Macedonians, A Macedonian, an inhabitant of the Roman province Macedonia. N-AMP H3110 Μακεδόνας makedonas
Analysis:
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MACEDONIAmas-e-do'-ni-a (Makedonia, ethnic Makedon,):I. THE MACEDONIAN PEOPLE AND LANDII. HISTORY OF MACEDONIA1. Philip and Alexander2. Roman Intervention3. Roman Conquest4. Macedonia a Roman Province5. Later HistoryIII. PAUL AND MACEDONIA1. Paul's First Visit2. Paul's Second Visit3. Paul's Third Visit4. Paul's Later VisitsIV. THE MACEDONIAN CHURCH1. Promine... View Details

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Berean Bible And the whole city was filled with confusion, and with one accord they rushed to the theatre, having dragged off Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow travelers of Paul.
King James Bible And the whole city was filled with confusion, confusion: and with one accord they rushed to the theatre, having dragged off caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow travelers men of Paul.Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
Hebrew Greek English And the whole The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one accord they rushed to into the theatre, having dragged off theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow travelers of Paul.Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And the whole The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one accord they rushed to into the theatre, having dragged off theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow travelers of Paul.Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia.