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And the crowds with one accord were giving heed to the things being spoken by Philip in the time for them to hear and to see the signs that he was performing.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
crowds A crowd, mob, the common people. N-NMP H3793 ὄχλοι ochloi
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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were giving heed (a) to attend to, pay attention to, (b) to beware, to be cautious, (c) to join, devote oneself to. V-IIA-3P H4337 προσεῖχον proseichon
in In, on, among. V-PPM/P-DNP H3004 λεγομένοις legomenois
Philip Philip, (a) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, (b) tetrarch of the Ituraean and Trachonitic region, half-brother of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, (c) one of the seven original deacons at Jerusalem and a missionary. N-GMS H5376 Φιλίππου philippou
to hear To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. V-PNA H191 ἀκούειν akouein
to see To look, see, perceive, discern. V-PNA H991 βλέπειν blepein
signs A sign, miracle, indication, mark, token. N-ANP H4592 σημεῖα sēmeia
that Who, which, what, that. RelPro-ANP H3739 ἃ a
he was performing. (a) to make, manufacture, construct, (b) to do, act, cause. V-IIA-3S H4160 ἐποίει epoiei

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Berean Bible And the crowds with one accord were giving heed to the things being spoken by Philip in the time for them to hear and to see the signs that he was performing.
King James Bible And the crowds people with one accord were giving gave heed to the unto those things being spoken by which Philip in spake, hearing and seeing the time for them to hear and to see the signs that miracles which he was performing.did.
Hebrew Greek English And the The crowds with one accord were giving heed attention to the things being spoken what was said by Philip in the time for them to hear Philip, as they heard and to see saw the signs that which he was performing.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And the The crowds with one accord were giving heed attention to the things being spoken what was said by Philip in the time for them to hear Philip, as they heard and to see saw the signs that which he was performing.