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Andδὲheὁfixed his attentionἐπεῖχενon them,αὐτοῖςexpectingπροσδοκῶνto receiveλαβεῖνsomethingτιfromπαρ’them.αὐτῶν
Acts 3:5
Study it in the app“And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:5, word by word
- fixed his attentionἐπεῖχενepeichen
pay attention
Keep one's eyes on something, be alert.
Where else “epeichen” appears- expectingπροσδοκῶνprosdokōn
wait for, expect
Wait for, look for, expect someone or something.
Where else “prosdokōn” appears- to receiveλαβεῖνlabein
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “labein” appears
The context
4And Peter, looking intently at him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
5 · This verse (above)
6But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have, this I give you: in the name of Jesus the Messiah the Nazarene, walk!”
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?