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inἐνwhichᾧwereὑπῆρχενallπάνταthe four-footed animalsτὰ τετράποδαandκαὶreptilesἑρπετὰof the earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶbirdsπετεινὰof the sky.τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
Acts 10:12
Study it in the app“in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the sky.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:12, word by word
- wereὑπῆρχενhypērchen
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hypērchen” appears- the four-footed animalsτετράποδαtetrapoda
four-footed animal
Four-footed animal, a quadruped.
Where else “tetrapoda” appears- reptilesἑρπετὰherpeta
reptile, creeping thing
Reptile: an animal that creeps along the ground.
Where else “herpeta” appears- of the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- birdsπετεινὰpeteina
bird
Bird.
Where else “peteina” appears- of the skyοὐρανοῦouranou
sky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranou” appears
The context
11and he sees heaven opened and an object coming down, like a great sheet, being let down by its four corners to the earth;
12 · This verse (above)
13And there came a voice to him, “Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat.”
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?