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andκαὶhereὧδεhe hasἔχειauthorityἐξουσίανfromπαρὰthe high priestsτῶν ἀρχιερέωνto bindδῆσαιallπάνταςwho call onτοὺς ἐπικαλουμένουςyour name.”τὸ ὄνομά σου
Acts 9:14
Study it in the app“and here he has authority from the high priests to bind all who call on your name.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:14, word by word
- he hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- authorityἐξουσίανexousian
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousian” appears- the high priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōn
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereōn” appears- to bindδῆσαιdēsai
bind
To fasten someone or something with ropes.
Where else “dēsai” appears- who call onἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenous
call on
To cry to God in prayer.
Where else “epikaloumenous” appears- your nameὄνομάonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears
The context
13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem;
14 · This verse (above)
15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the nations and kings and the sons of Israel.
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?