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Andκαὶcalling out,φωνήσαντεςthey were askingἐπυνθάνοντοwhetherεἰSimon,Σίμωνwhoὁis calledἐπικαλούμενοςPeter,Πέτροςwas staying as a guestξενίζεταιthere.ἐνθάδε
Acts 10:18
Study it in the app“And calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who is called Peter, was staying as a guest there.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:18, word by word
- calling outφωνήσαντεςphōnēsantes
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “phōnēsantes” appears- they were askingἐπυνθάνοντοepynthanonto
ask
To ask questions to find out something one does not know.
Where else “epynthanonto” appears- SimonΣίμωνSimōn
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōn” appears- is calledἐπικαλούμενοςepikaloumenos
be called
To give someone an added name: "also known as Peter".
Where else “epikaloumenos” appears- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- was staying as a guestξενίζεταιxenizetai
host
To welcome someone into your home.
Where else “xenizetai” appears- thereἐνθάδεenthade
here
Here, to this place.
Where else “enthade” appears
The context
17Now while Peter was greatly perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, look, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked for Simon’s house, stood at the gate.
18 · This verse (above)
19And while Peter was pondering about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look, men are looking for you.
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?