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andκαὶafter explainingἐξηγησάμενοςeverythingἅπανταto them,αὐτοῖςhe sentἀπέστειλενthemαὐτοὺςtoεἰςJoppa.τὴν Ἰόππην
Acts 10:8
Study it in the app“and after explaining everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:8, word by word
- after explainingἐξηγησάμενοςexēgēsamenos
make known, explain
Tell, explain, make known.
Where else “exēgēsamenos” appears- everythingἅπανταhapanta
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapanta” appears- he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears- JoppaἸόππηνIoppēn
Joppa
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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
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,
8 · This verse (above)
9And on the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray, about the sixth hour.
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?