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SoοὖνsendπέμψονtoεἰςJoppaἸόππηνandκαὶsummonμετακάλεσαιSimon,Σίμωναwhoὃςis calledἐπικαλεῖταιPeter;Πέτροςheοὗτοςis staying as a guestξενίζεταιinἐνthe houseοἰκίᾳof Simon,Σίμωνοςa tanner,βυρσέωςbyπαρὰthe sea.’θάλασσαν
Acts 10:32
Study it in the app“So send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:32, word by word
- sendπέμψονpempson
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempson” appears- JoppaἸόππηνIoppēn
Joppa
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioppēn” appears- summonμετακάλεσαιmetakalesai
summon, send for
Call someone to come, summon, send for.
Where else “metakalesai” appears- SimonΣίμωναSimōna
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 “Simōna” appears- is calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitai
be called
To give someone an added name: "also known as Peter".
Where else “epikaleitai” appears- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- is staying as a guestξενίζεταιxenizetai
host
To welcome someone into your home.
Where else “xenizetai” appears- the houseοἰκίᾳoikiai
house
The building where a family lives.
Where else “oikiai” appears- a tannerβυρσέωςbyrseōs
tanner
Tanner: one who works hides into leather.
Where else “byrseōs” appears- the sea.’θάλασσανthalassan
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appears
Places in this verse
Joppa
Today: Jaffa (Yafo), part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
A port on the Mediterranean coast, about 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Jonah went down to Joppa to flee by sea (Jonah 1:3). There Peter raised Tabitha and was told to go to Cornelius' house (Acts 9:36-40; 10:5).
The context
31and he says, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms have been remembered before God.
32 · This verse (above)
33So at once I sent to you, and you have done well to come. Now then, we all are present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”
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?