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ButδὲPeterΠέτροςbeganἀρξάμενοςand explained itἐξετίθετοto themαὐτοῖςin order,καθεξῆςsaying,λέγων
Acts 11:4
Study it in the app“But Peter began and explained it to them in order, saying,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:4, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- beganἀρξάμενοςarxamenos
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “arxamenos” appears- and explained itἐξετίθετοexetitheto
explain
To make a matter understood step by step.
Where else “exetitheto” appears- in orderκαθεξῆςkathexēs
in order
One behind another, in turn.
Where else “kathexēs” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears
The context
3saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
4 · This verse (above)
5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came right up to me.
To study Acts 11 in a group
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?