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StaringἀτενίσαςintoεἰςitἣνI was observing itκατενόουνandκαὶI sawεἶδονthe four-footed animalsτὰ τετράποδαof the earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶthe wild beastsτὰ θηρίαandκαὶthe reptilesτὰ ἑρπετὰandκαὶthe birdsτὰ πετεινὰof the sky.τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
Acts 11:6
Study it in the app“Staring into it I was observing it and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the reptiles and the birds of the sky.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:6, word by word
- Staringἀτενίσαςatenisas
stare at
Stare at, look intently, fix one's eyes on.
Where else “atenisas” appears- I was observing itκατενόουνkatenooun
consider, notice
Notice, consider carefully, observe.
Where else “katenooun” appears- I sawεἶδονeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- the four-footed animalsτετράποδαtetrapoda
four-footed animal
Four-footed animal, a quadruped.
Where else “tetrapoda” appears- of the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- the wild beastsθηρίαthēria
wild animal
An animal of the wild that lives free and can be dangerous.
Where else “thēria” appears- the reptilesἑρπετὰherpeta
reptile, creeping thing
Reptile: an animal that creeps along the ground.
Where else “herpeta” appears- the birdsπετεινὰpeteina
bird
Bird.
Where else “peteina” appears- of the skyοὐρανοῦouranou
sky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranou” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat.’
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?