Act 4:32 | RWP | e4.org | Of one heart and soul ( καρδια κα ψυχη μια ). It is not possible to make sharp distinction between heart and soul here (see ), only that there was harmony in thought and affection. But the English translation is curiously unlike the Greek original. "There was one heart and soul (nominative case, not genitive as the English has it) in the multitude ( του πληθους , subjective genitive) of those who believed." Not one of them ( ουδε εις ). More emphatic than ουδεις , "not even one." Common ( κοινα ). In the use of their property, not in the possession as Luke proceeds to explain. The word κοινος is kin to συν (together with)= ξυν (Epic) and so ξυνοσ=κοινος . See this word already in . The idea of unclean ( ) is a later development from the original notion of common to all.

‏ Acts 4:32

Of one heart and soul ( καρδια κα ψυχη μια ). It is not possible to make sharp distinction between heart and soul here (see Mr 12:30), only that there was harmony in thought and affection. But the English translation is curiously unlike the Greek original. "There was one heart and soul (nominative case, not genitive as the English has it) in the multitude ( του πληθους, subjective genitive) of those who believed."

Not one of them ( ουδε εις ). More emphatic than ουδεις, "not even one."

Common ( κοινα ). In the use of their property, not in the possession as Luke proceeds to explain. The word κοινος is kin to συν (together with)= ξυν (Epic) and so ξυνοσ=κοινος. See this word already in 2:44. The idea of unclean (Ac 10:15) is a later development from the original notion of common to all.