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Heοὗτοςis staying as a guestξενίζεταιwithπαράa certainτινιSimon,Σίμωνιa tanner,βυρσεῖwhoseᾧhouseοἰκίαisἐστινbyπαρὰthe sea.”θάλασσαν
Acts 10:6
Study it in the app“He is staying as a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:6, word by word
- is staying as a guestξενίζεταιxenizetai
host
To welcome someone into your home.
Where else “xenizetai” appears- SimonΣίμωνιSimōni
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 “Simōni” appears- a tannerβυρσεῖbyrsei
tanner
Tanner: one who works hides into leather.
Where else “byrsei” appears- houseοἰκίαoikia
house
The building where a family lives.
Where else “oikia” appears- isἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- the seaθάλασσανthalassan
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appears
The context
5And now send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is called Peter.
6 · This verse (above)
7And when the angel who was speaking to him had gone away, he called two of the household servants and a devout soldier from among those who were in constant attendance on him,
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?