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NowδὲPeterΠέτροςandκαὶJohnἸωάννηςwere going upἀνέβαινονtoεἰςthe templeτὸ ἱερὸνatἐπὶthe hourτὴν ὥρανof prayer,τῆς προσευχῆςthe ninth.τὴν ἐνάτην
Acts 3:1
Study it in the app“Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:1, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- were going upἀνέβαινονanebainon
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebainon” appears- the templeἱερὸνhieron
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hieron” appears- the hourὥρανhōran
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōran” appears- of prayerπροσευχῆςproseuchēs
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchēs” appears- the ninthἐνάτηνenatēn
ninth
Ninth. "The ninth hour" is three in the afternoon.
Where else “enatēn” appears
Translation note
The ninth hour was about three in the afternoon, the hour of the afternoon sacrifice and prayer.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And a certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they used to set every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms from those entering into the temple.
To study Acts 3 in a group
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?