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Forγὰρthese menοὗτοιare notοὐdrunk,μεθύουσινasὡςyouὑμεῖςsuppose,ὑπολαμβάνετεforγὰρit isἔστινonly the thirdτρίτηhourὥραof the day.τῆς ἡμέρας
Acts 2:15
Study it in the app“For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:15, word by word
- drunkμεθύουσινmethyousin
be drunk
Be drunk.
Where else “methyousin” appears- supposeὑπολαμβάνετεhypolambanete
suppose
Reckon likely, think.
Where else “hypolambanete” appears- it isἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- only the thirdτρίτηtritē
third
The one after the second; above all, the third day.
Where else “tritē” appears- hourὥραhōra
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōra” appears- of the dayἡμέραςhēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeras” appears
Translation note
The third hour was about nine in the morning.
The context
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and spoke out to them: “Jewish men and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.
15 · This verse (above)
16But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?