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Now many signs and wonders were happening among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
hands A hand. N-GFP H5495 χειρῶν cheirōn
Analysis:

 
apostles. A messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle. N-GMP H652 ἀποστόλων apostolōn
many Much, many; often. Adj-NNP H4183 πολλὰ polla
signs A sign, miracle, indication, mark, token. N-NNP H4592 σημεῖα sēmeia
wonders A wonder, portent, marvel. N-NNP H5059 τέρατα terata
were happening To come into being, to be born, become, come about, happen. V-IIM/P-3S H1096 ἐγίνετο egineto
among In, on, among. Prep H1722 ἐν en
people (a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd. N-DMS H2992 λαῷ laō
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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Solomon’s Solomon, son of David King of Israel, and Bathsheba. N-GMS H4672 Σολομῶντος solomōntos
Colonnade. A colonnade, portico. N-DFS H4745 Στοᾷ stoa

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Berean Bible Now many signs and wonders were happening among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Colonnade.
King James Bible Now And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders were happening wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles. And people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Colonnade.Solomon's porch.
Hebrew Greek English Now At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were happening taking place among the people by the hands of the apostles. And people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Colonnade.Solomon's portico.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were happening taking place among the people by the hands of the apostles. And people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Colonnade.Solomon's portico.