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AndδὲI alsoκαὶheardἤκουσαa voiceφωνῆςsayingλεγούσηςto me,μοι‘Get up,ἈναστάςPeter;Πέτρεslaughterθῦσονandκαὶeat.’φάγε
Acts 11:7
Study it in the app“And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 11:7, word by word
- heardἤκουσαēkousa
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousa” appears- a voiceφωνῆςphōnēs
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appears- sayingλεγούσηςlegousēs
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousēs” appears- ‘Get upἈναστάςAnastas
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “Anastas” appears- PeterΠέτρεPetre
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petre” appears- slaughterθῦσονthyson
slaughter
To slaughter an animal for a banquet, or to take life.
Where else “thyson” appears- eat.’φάγεphage
eat
Eat.
Where else “phage” appears
The context
6Staring 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.
7 · This verse (above)
8But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for never has anything profane or unclean entered into my mouth.’
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?