In Using the original Greek text of the Acts of the Apostles, a portrait of St Stephen's personality can be painted through the textActs of the Apostles. Some of these characteristics are:

Listed, in order, these characteristics are: :1. ἄνδρας - (Acts 6:5):: This word (man) shows not only his gender but also shows his disposition as a person. It shows that he was ...:2. πλήρης πίστεως -(Acts 6:5):3. πλήρης Πνεύματος Ἁγίου - (Acts 6:5, 7:55):4. He was full of unmeasurable and rare zeal.:5. δεινὸς συζητητὴς καὶ θεολόγος (Acts 6:10):6. θεόπτης (7:55):7. μεταμορφωμένος ἀπὸ τὸ ἄκτιστο φῶς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Acts 6:15)