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Nowδέthere wasἮνa certainτιςdiscipleμαθητὴςinἐνDamascusΔαμασκῷnamedὀνόματιAnanias;Ἁνανίαςandκαὶthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςhimαὐτὸνinἐνa vision,ὁράματι“Ananias.”ἉνανίαAndδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν“HereἸδοὺI am,ἐγώLord.”κύριε
Acts 9:10
Study it in the app“Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:10, word by word
- there wasἮνĒn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “Ēn” appears- discipleμαθητὴςmathētēs
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētēs” appears- DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōi
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “Damaskōi” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- AnaniasἉνανίαςHananias
Ananias
Ananias, a name borne by several men: the husband of Sapphira, the disciple in Damascus who welcomed Saul, and a high priest.
Where else “Hananias” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- a visionὁράματιhoramati
vision, sight
Vision, sight, what one sees.
Where else “horamati” appears
Places in this verse
Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
The context
9And for three days he was without sight, and did not eat or drink.
10 · This verse (above)
11And the Lord said to him, “Get up, go to the street called Straight, and look for in the house of Judas a man of Tarsus named Saul; for look, he is praying,
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?