What Does Acts 2:46 Mean in the King James?
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
“One accord” names a shared passion that travels from the temple into everyday meals at home.
THE MEANING
Shared devotion takes shape across gathered sacred space and ordinary homes. Daily meals carry that same passion in gladness and an open, unpretentious heart; sacred life reaches the table.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
Spiritual life is confined to formal worship; the verse places shared devotion in homes and daily meals too.
THE ROOT
ὁμοθυμαδόν
homothymadon
GROWS FROM
θυμός
thymos
Heat, passion, or inward impulse; in other contexts, anger.
“one accord” in this verse is homothymadon. The Greek word joins the sense of “same” with passion or inward heat, describing more than simply the absence of disagreement. Here that shared impulse appears both in the temple and around household bread.
ALSO GROWS
thymos: Heat, passion; also anger.
θυμός
This is the inward force carried by “one accord”: a shared intensity rather than mere agreement.
prothymia: Eagerness, readiness.
προθυμία
This related word shows the same root’s sense of inward drive, illuminating the active devotion expressed in the verse.
προσκαρτεροῦντες
proskarterountes
GROWS FROM
καρτερέω
kartereō
To remain steadfast or persevere.
“Continuing daily” describes persistent attention, not a single gathering. This word family links the community’s shared life to steady devotion that holds across days and settings.
ALSO GROWS
karteros: Strong, steadfast.
καρτερός
The related adjective gives the quality behind their ongoing presence.
proskartereō: Persist, remain devoted.
προσκαρτερέω
This verb family connects daily gathering with sustained commitment.
THE PATTERN
Shared devotion becomes visible when inward unity reaches ordinary, common life at the table.
A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.THE THREAD
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.Acts 1:14 uses the same Greek word, ὁμοθυμαδόν (homothymadon), meaning “with one passion.” There it names shared prayer; here, that shared passion extends into recurring meals and daily life.
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