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That is whyδιὸI alsoκαὶcameἦλθονwithout objectionἀναντιρρήτωςwhen I was sent for.μεταπεμφθείςSoοὖνI askπυνθάνομαιfor whatτίνιreasonλόγῳyou sent forμετεπέμψασθέme.”με
Acts 10:29
Study it in the app“That is why I also came without objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you sent for me.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:29, word by word
- That is whyδιὸdio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “dio” appears- cameἦλθονēlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- without objectionἀναντιρρήτωςanantirrētōs
without objection
Without objection, without raising any question.
Where else “anantirrētōs” appears- when I was sent forμεταπεμφθείςmetapemphtheis
send for, summon
Send for someone, have them brought; summon.
Where else “metapemphtheis” appears- I askπυνθάνομαιpynthanomai
ask
To ask questions to find out something one does not know.
Where else “pynthanomai” appears- reasonλόγῳlogōi
account
Explaining what one did; a why, or a topic.
Where else “logōi” appears
The context
28And he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner; but to me God showed that I should call no person profane or unclean.
29 · This verse (above)
30And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, up to this hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house; and look, a man stood before me in shining clothing,
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?