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as youσουcanδυναμένουverifyἐπιγνῶναιthatὅτιit isεἰσίνnotοὐmore thanπλείουςtwelveδώδεκαdaysἡμέραιfor meμοιsinceἀφ’ ἧςI went upἀνέβηνto worshipπροσκυνήσωνinεἰςJerusalem;Ἰερουσαλήμ
Acts 24:11
Study it in the app“as you can verify that it is not more than twelve days for me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 24:11, word by word
- canδυναμένουdynamenou
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynamenou” appears- verifyἐπιγνῶναιepignōnai
understand
To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.
Where else “epignōnai” appears- it isεἰσίνeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- more thanπλείουςpleious
more
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “pleious” appears- twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- daysἡμέραιhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- I went upἀνέβηνanebēn
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebēn” appears- to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskynēsōn
worship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “proskynēsōn” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
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Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
10And Paul answered, when the governor had motioned to him to speak: “Knowing that for many years you have been judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense in the matters concerning myself,
11 · This verse (above)
12and neither in the temple did they find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city;
To study Acts 24 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul talk about with Felix and Drusilla, and how does Felix react? (vv. 24-25)
2. What it means
Felix says, "When I get an opportunity, I will summon you" (v. 25). What does this show about how we sometimes put off what matters?
3. How I live it
What important matter have you been leaving for "when I have time"? What small step could you take today?