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andκαὶhe seesθεωρεῖheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνopenedἀνεῳγμένονandκαὶan objectσκεῦός τιcoming down,καταβαῖνονlikeὡςa greatμεγάληνsheet,ὀθόνηνbeing let downκαθιέμενονby its fourτέσσαρσινcornersἀρχαῖςtoἐπὶthe earth;τῆς γῆς
Acts 10:11
Study it in the app“and he sees heaven opened and an object coming down, like a great sheet, being let down by its four corners to the earth;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:11, word by word
- he seesθεωρεῖtheōrei
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrei” appears- heavenοὐρανὸνouranon
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranon” appears- openedἀνεῳγμένονaneōigmenon
open
Open.
Where else “aneōigmenon” appears- an objectσκεῦόςskeuos
vessel
A container or a tool.
Where else “skeuos” appears- coming downκαταβαῖνονkatabainon
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainon” appears- a greatμεγάληνmegalēn
large
Of great size, taking up much space.
Where else “megalēn” appears- sheetὀθόνηνothonēn
sheet, large cloth
A large linen cloth, a sheet; also a sail.
Where else “othonēn” appears- being let downκαθιέμενονkathiemenon
let down
Let down, lower.
Where else “kathiemenon” appears- by its fourτέσσαρσινtessarsin
four
Four.
Where else “tessarsin” appears- cornersἀρχαῖςarchais
corner
Each of the ends of a large cloth, by which it is held.
Where else “archais” appears- the earthγῆςgēs
ground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gēs” appears
The context
10And he became hungry and wanted to eat; and while they were preparing it, a trance came upon him,
11 · This verse (above)
12in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the sky.
To study Acts 10 in a group
1. What it says
What vision does Cornelius have, and what vision does Peter have? What are they each asked to do? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Peter says God shows no partiality (vv. 34-35). How did what Peter experienced change what he understood?
3. How I live it
Are there people you tend to keep at a distance? What small step could you take toward one of them?