Study it in the app“so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.”
so thatὥστεthey evenκαὶcarried outἐκφέρεινthe sickτοὺς ἀσθενεῖςintoεἰςthe streetsτὰς πλατείαςandκαὶlaid themτιθέναιonἐπὶcotsκλιναρίωνandκαὶmats,κραβάττωνso thatἵναwhen PeterΠέτρουcame by,ἐρχομένουat leastκἂνhis shadowἡ σκιὰmight fall onἐπισκιάσῃsomeτινὶof them.αὐτῶν
so that
So much that, to the point that.
Where else “hōste” appearscarry out
To take outside; a body for burial.
Where else “ekpherein” appearssick
Having a body that is unwell and in need of healing.
Where else “astheneis” appearsstreet
A wide city road.
Where else “plateias” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “tithenai” appearsbed, mat
Bed, couch; a stretcher.
Where else “klinariōn” appearsmat, stretcher
Mat, stretcher, pallet.
Where else “krabattōn” appearsPeter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petrou” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenou” appearsat least
Asks for the least: “if only this.”
Where else “kan” appearsshade, shadow
Shadow, shade.
Where else “skia” appearsovershadow
Overshadow, cover with its shadow.
Where else “episkiasēi” appears14And more than ever believers were being added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
15 · This verse (above)
16And the multitude from the cities around Jerusalem also were coming together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, who all were being healed.
1. What it says
What did Ananias and Sapphira do with the money from their land, and what happened? (vv. 1-10)
2. What it means
Gamaliel advises leaving the apostles alone. What reason does he give, and what do you think of his way of reasoning? (vv. 34-39)
3. How I live it
When are you tempted to look more generous or more sincere than you are? What helps you be honest?
