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at midday,ἡμέρας μέσηςonκατὰthe road,τὴν ὁδὸνI saw,εἶδονKing,βασιλεῦa lightφῶςfrom heaven,οὐρανόθενbeyondὑπὲρthe brightnessτὴν λαμπρότηταof the sun,τοῦ ἡλίουshining aroundπεριλάμψανmeμεandκαὶthoseτοὺςtravelingπορευομένουςwithσὺνme.ἐμοὶ
Acts 26:13
Study it in the app“at midday, on the road, I saw, King, a light from heaven, beyond the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:13, word by word
- at middayἡμέραςhēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- at middayμέσηςmesēs
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesēs” appears- the roadὁδὸνhodon
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appears- I sawεἶδονeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- Kingβασιλεῦbasileu
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileu” appears- a lightφῶςphōs
light
Light from the sun, a lamp or heaven.
Where else “phōs” appears- from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothen
from heaven
From heaven, from the sky.
Where else “ouranothen” appears- the brightnessλαμπρότηταlamprotēta
brightness
Brightness, brilliance.
Where else “lamprotēta” appears- of the sunἡλίουhēliou
sun
Sun.
Where else “hēliou” appears- shining aroundπεριλάμψανperilampsan
shine around
Shine around someone.
Where else “perilampsan” appears- travelingπορευομένουςporeuomenous
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuomenous” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears
The context
12In these things, as I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
13 · This verse (above)
14And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
To study Acts 26 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell King Agrippa about his earlier life and what Jesus said to him? (vv. 4-18)
2. What it means
Paul says he only repeats what the prophets and Moses said would happen (vv. 22-23). How does he connect his story with Israel's hope?
3. How I live it
Paul wishes the best for those who judge him (v. 29). How can you treat kindly someone who does not think as you do?