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Andδέa certainτιςAnanias,Ἁνανίαςa devoutεὐλαβὴςmanἀνὴρaccording toκατὰthe law,τὸν νόμονwell spoken ofμαρτυρούμενοςbyὑπὸallπάντωνthe JewsἸουδαίωνwho lived there,τῶν κατοικούντων
Acts 22:12
Study it in the app“And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:12, word by word
- AnaniasἉνανίαςHananias
Ananias
Ananias, a name borne by several men: the husband of Sapphira, the disciple in Damascus who welcomed Saul, and a high priest.
Where else “Hananias” appears- a devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēs
devout
Devout, reverent, fearing God.
Where else “eulabēs” appears- manἀνὴρanēr
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- well spoken ofμαρτυρούμενοςmartyroumenos
have good repute
To have a good name.
Where else “martyroumenos” appears- the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears- who lived thereκατοικούντωνkatoikountōn
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikountōn” appears
The context
11And since I could not see because of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 · This verse (above)
13came to me, and standing by me he said to me, ‘Brother Saul, recover your sight.’ And I, at that very hour, looked up at him.
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?