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Andδὲthis manτούτῳhadἦσανfourτέσσαρεςvirginπαρθένοιdaughtersθυγατέρεςwho prophesied.προφητεύουσαι
Acts 21:9
Study it in the app“And this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:9, word by word
- hadἦσανēsan
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēsan” appears- fourτέσσαρεςtessares
four
Four.
Where else “tessares” appears- virginπαρθένοιparthenoi
virgin
Virgin: a young woman who has not had relations with a man; also, of men, one who has kept himself pure.
Where else “parthenoi” appears- daughtersθυγατέρεςthygateres
daughter
The girl or woman born to a father and mother.
Where else “thygateres” appears- who prophesiedπροφητεύουσαιprophēteuousai
prophesy
Prophesy: speak on God's behalf.
Where else “prophēteuousai” appears
The context
8And on the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.
9 · This verse (above)
10And while we were staying many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
To study Acts 21 in a group
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?