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“BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοὶandκαὶfathers,πατέρεςlisten toἀκούσατέmyμουdefenseτῆς ἀπολογίαςbeforeπρὸςyouὑμᾶςnow.”νυνὶ
Acts 22:1
Study it in the app““Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense before you now.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:1, word by word
- “BrothersἌνδρεςAndres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appears- “Brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoi
fellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- fathersπατέρεςpateres
originator
One who starts something or whom others follow.
Where else “pateres” appears- listen toἀκούσατέakousate
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akousate” appears- defenseἀπολογίαςapologias
defense
Defense: a speech in reply to an accusation.
Where else “apologias” appears- nowνυνὶnyni
now
"Now", "at this moment"; a stronger form of "now".
Where else “nyni” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they kept even more quiet. And he says:
To study Acts 22 in a group
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?