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ButδὲSaul,Ὁ Σαῦλοςstillἔτιbreathingἐμπνέωνthreatsἀπειλῆςandκαὶmurderφόνουagainstεἰςthe disciplesτοὺς μαθητὰςof the Lord,τοῦ κυρίουwentπροσελθὼνto the high priestτῷ ἀρχιερεῖ
Acts 9:1
Study it in the app“But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:1, word by word
- SaulΣαῦλοςSaulos
Saul
Saul, the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul, used in its Greek form.
Where else “Saulos” appears- breathingἐμπνέωνempneōn
breathe
Breathe; "breathe threats", be full of them.
Where else “empneōn” appears- threatsἀπειλῆςapeilēs
threat
Threat, threatening.
Where else “apeilēs” appears- murderφόνουphonou
murder
Murder.
Where else “phonou” appears- the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētas
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētas” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- wentπροσελθὼνproselthōn
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthōn” appears- to the high priestἀρχιερεῖarchierei
high priest
The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.
Where else “archierei” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and asked from him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
To study Acts 9 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Saul on the road to Damascus, and what does the voice say to him? (vv. 3-6)
2. What it means
Ananias hesitates because of what he has heard about Saul, yet goes to him. What moves him to obey the Lord? (vv. 10-17)
3. How I live it
If someone who once hurt you says they have changed, how can you respond with both care and openness?