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IἘγὼindeedμὲν οὖνthoughtἔδοξαto myselfἐμαυτῷthat I oughtδεῖνto doπρᾶξαιmany thingsπολλὰhostileἐναντίαtoπρὸςthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof JesusἸησοῦthe Nazarene,τοῦ Ναζωραίου
Acts 26:9
Study it in the app“I indeed thought to myself that I ought to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:9, word by word
- thoughtἔδοξαedoxa
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “edoxa” appears- to myselfἐμαυτῷemautōi
myself
Myself.
Where else “emautōi” appears- that I oughtδεῖνdein
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dein” appears- to doπρᾶξαιpraxai
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “praxai” appears- many thingsπολλὰpolla
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polla” appears- hostileἐναντίαenantia
opponent
The one who opposes; the enemy.
Where else “enantia” appears- the nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- of JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the NazareneΝαζωραίουNazōraiou
Nazarene
Nazarene: from Nazareth. That is what people called Jesus and, later, his followers.
Where else “Nazōraiou” appears
The context
8Why is it judged incredible among you that God raises the dead?
9 · This verse (above)
10which I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints I shut up in prisons, having received the authority from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.
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?