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andκαὶhe sawεἶδενinἐνa visionὁράματιa manἄνδραnamedὀνόματιAnaniasἉνανίανcoming inεἰσελθόνταandκαὶlayingἐπιθένταhishandsχεῖραςon himαὐτῷso thatὅπωςhe may regain his sight.”ἀναβλέψῃ
Acts 9:12
Study it in the app“and he saw in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him so that he may regain his sight.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:12, word by word
- he sawεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- a visionὁράματιhoramati
vision, sight
Vision, sight, what one sees.
Where else “horamati” appears- a manἄνδραandra
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- AnaniasἉνανίανHananian
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 “Hananian” appears- coming inεἰσελθόνταeiselthonta
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthonta” appears- layingἐπιθένταepithenta
lay hands
To rest one's hands on someone to heal or bless them.
Where else “epithenta” appears- handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- he may regain his sightἀναβλέψῃanablepsēi
see again
To see again, a blind man who sees.
Where else “anablepsēi” appears
The context
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,
12 · This verse (above)
13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in 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?