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Andδὲon the next day,Τῇ ἐπαύριονas theyἐκείνωνwere on their journeyὁδοιπορούντωνandκαὶapproachingἐγγιζόντωνthe city,τῇ πόλειPeterΠέτροςwent upἀνέβηonἐπὶthe roofτὸ δῶμαto pray,προσεύξασθαιaboutπερὶthe sixthἕκτηνhour.ὥραν
Acts 10:9
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:9, word by word
- on the next dayἐπαύριονepaurion
the next day
The next day.
Where else “epaurion” appears- were on their journeyὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōn
travel
Travel, be on the way.
Where else “hodoiporountōn” appears- approachingἐγγιζόντωνengizontōn
come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “engizontōn” appears- the cityπόλειpolei
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polei” appears- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- went upἀνέβηanebē
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebē” appears- the roofδῶμαdōma
housetop
Roof, the flat terrace of the roof.
Where else “dōma” appears- to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthai
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxasthai” appears- the sixthἕκτηνhektēn
sixth
Sixth; "the sixth hour", noon.
Where else “hektēn” appears- hourὥρανhōran
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōran” appears
The context
8and after explaining everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 · This verse (above)
10And he became hungry and wanted to eat; and while they were preparing it, a trance came upon 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?