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andκαὶleaping up,ἐξαλλόμενοςhe stoodἔστηandκαὶbegan to walk,περιεπάτειandκαὶhe wentεἰσῆλθενwithσὺνthemαὐτοῖςintoεἰςthe temple,τὸ ἱερὸνwalkingπεριπατῶνandκαὶleapingἁλλόμενοςandκαὶpraisingαἰνῶνGod.τὸν θεόν
Acts 3:8
Study it in the app“and leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and he went with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:8, word by word
- leaping upἐξαλλόμενοςexallomenos
leap up
Leap up to one's feet.
Where else “exallomenos” appears- he stoodἔστηestē
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “estē” appears- began to walkπεριεπάτειperiepatei
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “periepatei” appears- he wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthen” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- the templeἱερὸνhieron
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hieron” appears- leapingἁλλόμενοςhallomenos
leap
To spring up from the ground, with force or joy.
Where else “hallomenos” appears- praisingαἰνῶνainōn
praise
Praise.
Where else “ainōn” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
7And taking him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong,
8 · This verse (above)
9And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
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?